Just as Romans loved board games like Tabula, they also enjoying playing team games with balls, hoops, and other objects. One game that’s...

I’ve just finished a new draft chapter for final Book 4. Since the scene is set in Rome, I’m comfortable with the surroundings and...

Although ancient Romans did not have a celebration similar to the American feast day known as Thanksgiving, they did have a ritual to...

A good and short post about modern statues tossed into rivers, and how this practice relates to traditions of statue defacement (damnatio...

Hi, all! Looking for some free non-fiction reading? 70 years of back issues of the excellent Archaeology magazine are available online...

Had to share this incredible photo with you all! Happy Hump a Rump Day! JPK #RomanFactoidsandResearch

Apologies for this twisted interruption of your lovely Friday, but I had to share today’s brilliant obsession in Kenwoodland. Move over,...

“The astute and generous Emperor Trajan was known for his passion for wine and boys, “but held his liquor and did not force himself on...

The dies lustricus (“naming day”) was one of the most important ceremonies in every Roman’s life. After a Roman child was born (freeborn...

As is, tragically, the case with many cities and towns and other locales in the modern world, homelessness and begging were ubiquitous in...

As part of writing the next chapter in Book 3 of the Dominus saga, I’ve happily (and, thank Fortuna, briefly!) stumbled down another...

Towards the end of book 2, Games of Rome, Gaius along with Max, Bryaxis, and Simon, walk through the construction site of what will...

Inscribed pieces of jewelry, both the objects themselves and the words carved into the materiality of the objects, have always been...

Gestures are an efficient means of communicating ideas, especially to a relatively illiterate population. In ancient Rome, gestures often...

Hey, everyone! As my RL obligations settle down a bit, words are being written, art is being made, and things are going to get busy here...

An amazing archaeological discovery in Rome was announced today, and I’m so thrilled because it ties into the plotty fun of the Dominus...

In Book 3, I introduce my fictionalized version of a little understood historical figure, Marcus Ulpius Phaedimus. This young man (origin...

A fascinating article about important archaeological finds from an ancient Roman military camp. https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.831...

An excellent, informative chapter on the lives of charioteers in ancient Rome as well as the nature of the circus and the crazed racing...

Fun and nicely-illustrated article on the basic processes of getting clothes clean in ancient Rome. 😀 http://eaglesanddragonspublishing....