Isca Dumnoniorum, or Exeter to you and me

Isca Dumnoniorum c. AD 350

I’ve been over in Devon staying with my writing friend Helen Hollick for a week and yesterday we visited Exeter, including the museum. Of course, I went for the Roman stuff!

The Romans established a large castrum (fortified camp) named Isca around AD 55 at the southwest end […]

February 28th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Roman life, Roman military, Romans, Travel | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

What inspired Roma Nova?

I’m often asked this when I do interviews, talks or simply chatting to readers, but I don’t think I’ve ever put it all in one place on this my own blog.

Well, three things!

Ampurias mosaic

The first was when I was on holiday in north-east Spain one summer. Here’s the story…

A […]

October 11th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, History, INCEPTIO, Insights, Roma Nova, Roman life, Romans, Travel, Women's history | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)