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How Did the Romans Use Poison?
Whilst it is very easy to poke fun at how historically inaccurate movies such as Gladiator are, which, as regular readers know, is something of a common…
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New! Kickstarter Pre-Launch!
It is with nervous trepidation, but some excitement, that I am pleased to announce that my work on my translation of Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars is…
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Did the Romans Have a Special Room to Vomit In?
When the armies of Vespasian descended on Rome in December AD 69, they had an absolute field day.
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Was Julius Caesar Born by Caesarean Section?
As the old joke goes, the short answer to this is 'no'.
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Where Did Romans Get All the Animals From?
I don't really like cows.
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