To market, to market…
Ruins of the commercial agora in Ephesus, Turkey Did you ever wonder where people in the ancient world bought the things that they needed…
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Sickness in the Roman world
Shared public toilets were a common channel for spreading disease in Greek and Roman cities It can be hard for citizens of modern Western…
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Ancient Physicians and Health Care
Fresco from Pompeii depicting a physician removing an arrowhead from the leg of Aeneas In today’s world physicians are highly trained,…
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The Oldest Known Greek Song
Greek vase painting showing four of the nine Greek muses playing musical instruments Music doesn’t play a notable role in my two novels,…
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Asklepios, Gracious Savior and Healer
Relief of the god Asklepios and his daughter Hygeia treating a sleeping girl (Piraeus, Greece) All of the books in my A Slave’s Story…
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Anti-Judaism in the Roman World
Colorized version of a panel from the Arch of Titus in Rome depicting the conquest of the Jews in 70 A.D. (For more on the colorization,…
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Roman roads in Asia Minor
Remains of the Via Sebaste, the Roman road where the journey narrated in my novels begins. If you were asked to name ten factors that…
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Getting around in Roman Asia Minor
Tomb carving of a Roman carpentum, the kind of carriage used in my novels As I noted in a previous post, the Romans either built or…
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Dining with Greeks and Roman
Where did Greeks and Romans eat? It depends on where you stood in the social pyramid. A vast gulf existed in Greek and Roman cities…
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Taking care of business, Roman style
Urine collection pot from the shop of a fuller (launderer) in Pompeii, Italy The first two books of my new historical fiction trilogy, A…
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