Caesar’s Lost Legions To Be Published On Ides Of March: Another one of Dora Benley’s Roman novels, Caesar’s Lost Legions, will be published next year in 2019 on the Ides of March, March 15. It is the successor of Julia:… Continue Reading →
Cheops Books Offers Lots Of Roman Novels: Historical novels like just about everything else started in ancient Rome with the publication of a series of Greek Hellenistic novels of the romantic sort. So in tribute to the people of the… Continue Reading →
Saturnalia: Roman Christmas The ancient Saturnalia was celebrated on December 17 through December 23 to honor the God Saturn. It became the predecessor of our Christmas season with role reversals between master and slave, gift giving, gambling, feasting, It celebrated… Continue Reading →
Is Socialism Better Than Private Enterprise? You say that socialism means “sharing the burdens”. I am not sure what you mean by this, but if you mean offering more government programs and services at taxpayer expense, I guess that is… Continue Reading →
The Roman Banquet In Classical Times: The second day of the Roman wedding was often a Roman banquet or reception for the guests which meant feasting. What did the Romans eat? You might be likely to find them gathered on… Continue Reading →
Preparations For A Roman Wedding: The bride wore a white woolen dress with a translucent flame yellow veil very much like a Vestal Virgin to show off her virginity. A young boy relative would light the torch of Ceres to… Continue Reading →
Julius Caesar: A Novel: Free On Kindle In old age and in exile Servilia, mother of Marcus Brutus, awaited the suicide order from the Emperor Augustus, Caesar’s heir, who put to death all of Julius Caesar’s enemies. But instead he… Continue Reading →
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