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Reading – Funerary relief, Museum of Roman Civilisation, Rome (Author photo) The recent release of four Roma Nova audiobooks prompted me to look into ancient Roman oral storytelling traditions. Here’s what I found… Storytelling in Roman societies covered stories (fabulae) from the classics through philosophy, politics, religion and travel to sheer entertainment. Professional […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!January 6th, 2017 | Tags: audio, historical, oral tradition, Rome, storytelling | Category: Latin, Research, Roman life, Roman traditions, Romans | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) A boy holding a platter of fruits and a bucket of crab(?) in a kitchen with fish and squid, on the June panel from a mosaic depicting the months (3rd century) CC Commons – creator Sailko Food is one of the most powerful ways of conveying information about characters. It shows readers not […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!December 5th, 2016 | Tags: Apicius, Characters, food, heroines, historical, Museum of London, Pompeii, Rome | Category: Alternate history, AURELIA, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, Latin, Research, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman traditions, Saturnalia | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Today, I’m delighted to welcome Ruth Downie back to the Roma Nova writing world. She’s talked before about historic truth and donkey poo, and wrote a poignant account ‘from below’ at the court of Boudica as part of A Year of Ravens. Of course, Roma Novans know her as the name on the endorsement for […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 6th, 2016 | Tags: blog tour, Characters, Crime, Historical Novel Society, Rome | Category: Authors, Books, Other people's websites/blogs, Roman life, Roman military, Romans | Comments are closed |
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