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The old clichéd saying that ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ is true, but so was its ‘decline and fall’ equally slow. Going from its traditionally accepted date of foundation the Roman Empire in the West of 753 BC, it lasted 1229 years in the West until the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD. […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 8th, 2017 | Tags: maps, Roman Empire, Roman roads, Romans, Rome, street plans, Trajan | Category: Latin, Research, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman military, Roman traditions, Travel | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) 
Unwritten codes of behaviour, maintaining standards, behaving ‘properly’ are as old as the hills, at least as old as the Seven Hills of Rome. The mos maiorum, loosely translated as ‘ancestral custom’ was the unwritten code of ancient Rome. It included time-honoured principles, behavioural models and social practices that affected every aspect of life in […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!August 21st, 2017 | Tags: ancestral customs, Ancient Rome, Books, historical, Research, Roman culture, Romans, Rome | Category: EXSILIUM, History, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman traditions, Romans | 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Writers are strange people. They live in the Middle Ages, Ancient Rome, sometimes in Victorian India, on the high seas, during the Age of Enlightenment or just down the road at number 24. I count myself lucky to know some remarkable ones who’ve been kind enough to provide endorsements for RETALIO. Matthew Harffy is the […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!May 17th, 2017 | Tags: Alliance of Independent Authors, book launch, Books, crime fiction, endorsements, historical, Historical Novel Society, Romans | Category: Authors, Getting published, RETALIO, Romans | Comments are closed |
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