What does Roma Nova look like? It’s an alpine country with lower lying valleys a few small towns (Castra Lucilla to the south of the main city, Brancadorum at the east, Aquae Caesaris to the west) and a river city full of columns, a forum, Senate house and temples.
There are high mountains and hills […]
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View from St Katerina, above the Vintner Gorge, Slovenia
When I placed Roma Nova, the setting for the Carina and Aurelia adventures, in ‘Central Europe’ (wherever that is), it was vaguely based on Austria and Slovenia. I was lucky enough to visit both countries this year (2023) and see some wonderful Roman archaeology. […]
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Roma Novan heroines, ancient and modern
To write alternative history with authenticity, it’s helpful to be as well-versed and researched as an author writing a more conventional historical novel.
Let me unpick that… Alternate (or alternative) history is based on the premise that the standard timeline diverged at a certain point and followed […]
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