Slavery in the Roman world
June 2, 2023
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Mosaic of slaves preparing for or serving at a banquet I anticipate that many of my readers will be surprised to see the relatively…
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Antioch-near-Pisidia
June 2, 2023
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Map of modern Turkey showing the location of Antioch-near-Pisidia The city where much of this story takes place was one of 16 cities in…
Marking time with the Romans
June 2, 2023
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Since the A Slave’s Story series is written from the vantage point of one of the characters in the story, I made a conscious effort to…
An empire of cities
June 2, 2023
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Artist’s rendition of a typical Greek city One of the hardest things for modern readers to comprehend about the ancient world, at least…
To market, to market…
June 2, 2023
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Ruins of the commercial agora in Ephesus, Turkey Did you ever wonder where people in the ancient world bought the things that they needed…
Sickness in the Roman world
June 2, 2023
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Shared public toilets were a common channel for spreading disease in Greek and Roman cities It can be hard for citizens of modern Western…
Ancient Physicians and Health Care
June 2, 2023
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Fresco from Pompeii depicting a physician removing an arrowhead from the leg of Aeneas In today’s world physicians are highly trained,…
Anti-Judaism in the Roman World
June 2, 2023
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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,…
Roman roads in Asia Minor
June 2, 2023
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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…
Getting around in Roman Asia Minor
June 2, 2023
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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…