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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) Author photo, Venus and Mars, House of Mars And Venus, Pompeii, Naples Museum Well, yes to sex – they are Romans – but not so much marriage, more informal family arrangements. Marriage in the majority of cultures has meant one man and one woman, with the woman leaving her father’s family and joining […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!July 4th, 2017 | Tags: 1066 Turned UpsideDown, Books, Characters, family relationships, heroines, historical, Rome, sex and marriage, social relations | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, AURELIA, INCEPTIO, PERFIDITAS, RETALIO, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman traditions, Romans, Women warriors, Women's history | Comments are closed Salvete! Fear not, I’m not going to write this post all in Latin, but I thought I’d make a glossary of words used in the Roma Nova novels. Some are Latin, some derived from Roman customs or functions. You’ll only find them sprinkled here and there in the books, something novelists do to add […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!June 16th, 2017 | Tags: glossary, language, Latin, linguistic fiddling, Rome, translations | Category: Alternative history, Books, Latin, Research, Roma Nova, Writing skills | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) |
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