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You can follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/romanhistory1Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-86129804049230547492023-12-17T20:42:00.011+00:002023-12-18T11:18:59.448+00:00The Roman Auxiliary Cavalry of Britannia<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Roman
Auxiliary Cavalry of Britannia</span></b></u></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Who guarded the Wall?
For much of its first 300 years of use Hadrian's Wall marked the
north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. In movies such as The Eagle
or Centurion we see the Roman foot soldier astride its battlements
looking north, spear and shield in hand. But was its defence all
about the humble infantryman? What of the cavalry? Why did many Wall
forts include a mounted contingent within its garrison?</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It has been calculated
that sustaining a cavalryman with his kit and horse cost 5 times that
of an infantryman. Why would the Romans invest so much in such an
expensive asset?
</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We know from more
recent times that cavalry can move at lightning speed, and are
highly mobile, making them effective on patrols and as scouts, which
would have been particularly important north of the Wall. They make
speedy messengers, giving warning of sudden threats and incursions.
In Roman times they would also have ensured food security, protecting
local farmland and guarding supply trains to the Wall’s outlying
forts.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>But
to my mind possibly the greatest significance of their presence is,
they projected the image of power and renown of Rome and its imperial
might. If you have ever seen the Household Cavalry in London or
mounted police outside of a football (soccer) stadium you will get an
idea of what a disciplined, armoured unit of Roman cavalry must have
looked like to an Iron Age population.</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Outlying forts, such
as at Birrens and Netherby housed specialist, double-strength, mixed
infantry and cavalry cohorts (milliaria equitata) as well as
specialist scouts (exploratores) enabling them to command the local
area and suppress any uprising of the local tribes. The effect on the
indigenous people must have been as much psychological as physical.</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>But who were these
cavalrymen? Well they certainly weren’t drawn from the Roman
aristocracy as they often were in the time of the Republic. No, the
names of their units give a clear indication the Romans recruited
from all over the empire and mainly from the homelands of its
conquered peoples. Germanic and celtic Gaulish units were prevalent,
such as the Germanic units of the I Nervana Germanorum and the Cohors
II Tungrorum. But regiments from as far away as Spain, modern day
Bulgaria and Croatia have also been identified. However, as the needs
of the empire changed over time individual units increasingly
recruited from the local populations. With sons moving into the
family business by joining the cohorts of their fathers and
grandfathers.</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So what was life like
for the cavalryman? Well each troop, known as a turma, typically 30
men when at full complement, were housed in a single barrack block.
Trios of men lived at the back of the building with their horses
stabled at the front. There were surely few nights that troopers fell
asleep without the sound of the snorts of their mounts and the sweet
smell of hay and manure in their nostrils. Each room had a hearth set
against the stable-side wall for warmth and cooking. The decurion,
who commanded the turma, lived in rooms at the end of the block along
with his family. Troopers ate, slept and kept their weapons and tack
in these small rooms. It is also thought grooms and slaves may have
slept in the roof space above.</b></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The training for
cavalrymen and their mounts was extensive and intense. If you have
seen horses being drilled for modern day dressage you will get the
idea, with each trained initially on a long rein to teach basic
skills as well as special steps. It is likely horses were broken and
prepared by specialists before being assigned to its rider. They
learned to overcome their instinct to flee when startled and to cope
in the noise and fervour of combat. The early instruction of the
cavalryman would have focussed on mastering the basic skills of
controlling and riding the horse whilst holding a sword or spear in
the right hand and the shield and rein in the left. From there they
would have progressed to learning to fight as a turma, with unit
drills enabling large numbers of men to manoeuvre in battle.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNUNJEa37cfBsWaKLqFldvJmQLL4hFtwbVzjlX35j8Lt21BC5V1azbq4xcEeC38JVUrj2-9Hcd5aVPmvxzDkggvUP9nO1WWHV8lMq5DzYZJKMdU3VYVgISl-sfKhBJXj5s-U9Uxrl-G5XZaGIRNY7c8K3ZpUs1FDD8Q7jYKzNnY4QEWwVsjlhxW6xUJc/s612/Roman_Cavalry_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNUNJEa37cfBsWaKLqFldvJmQLL4hFtwbVzjlX35j8Lt21BC5V1azbq4xcEeC38JVUrj2-9Hcd5aVPmvxzDkggvUP9nO1WWHV8lMq5DzYZJKMdU3VYVgISl-sfKhBJXj5s-U9Uxrl-G5XZaGIRNY7c8K3ZpUs1FDD8Q7jYKzNnY4QEWwVsjlhxW6xUJc/s320/Roman_Cavalry_2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Image
from unsplash.com</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The average cavalryman
was well armed and armoured. He typically wore chainmail armour that
allowed greater movement whilst on horseback. Their weapons consisted
of the long cavalry sword often referred to as the spatha. They had a
fighting lance and two shorter throwing javelins. Their shields were
a variety of shapes including square and oval, but were usually flat
with a steel rim and a rounded metal boss to enable it to be used as
a weapon. It is not hard to imagine the damage the charge of even a
small unit of auxiliary cavalry could inflict on the largely
unprotected bodies of the tribal warriors of the north of Britain.</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7W9Xmzel6Yb6mmYRbC3JDhmXnSNBP3BLBn5NzxS03wWW6uT2nWdkBuIaOpbj3Wn4o5gTODvWOM8u_Uilh7qoKGZi__Za_BHFkNUKMFjTSELx66K4A33eGnvcNtYyZyzeaISQcYrZvWAWaNJfdcPR42_mVKeXm4RgQNnV1OvNVorgYsrs_bAu5nF6CFg/s1920/cavalryman_IMG_6102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7W9Xmzel6Yb6mmYRbC3JDhmXnSNBP3BLBn5NzxS03wWW6uT2nWdkBuIaOpbj3Wn4o5gTODvWOM8u_Uilh7qoKGZi__Za_BHFkNUKMFjTSELx66K4A33eGnvcNtYyZyzeaISQcYrZvWAWaNJfdcPR42_mVKeXm4RgQNnV1OvNVorgYsrs_bAu5nF6CFg/w217-h289/cavalryman_IMG_6102.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Memorial
stone of Insus of the Treveri tribe, cavalryman of the Ala Augusta,
Lancaster Museum. Image Alistair Tosh personal</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">When researching for
my Edge of Empire series, which focuses on the lives of the men of a
mixed Germanic cohort, I was surprised by the amount of detail we now
have on the everyday life of a Roman cavalryman. In their adventures
I have worked hard to be faithful to that knowledge and attempted to
bring it to life for the present day reader.</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-JgJUR520AO8FRWVtcpmltodjXz64LUdhsX2YokSscKfyUsiH51L1UUlrM9_zEk8ob7osm7fuhKB3eY-RcdIgzN2PYoVvQGGxaINfSQ6pNAjD21MZ5VLeS7T7Ng2VwXgZPvJoZAkYy8cf66aQGnnva24NX1BjmxtMwpL9Jola-BbBpjBg8BTBsWAeHc/s1600/WARRIOR_IMG_4219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-JgJUR520AO8FRWVtcpmltodjXz64LUdhsX2YokSscKfyUsiH51L1UUlrM9_zEk8ob7osm7fuhKB3eY-RcdIgzN2PYoVvQGGxaINfSQ6pNAjD21MZ5VLeS7T7Ng2VwXgZPvJoZAkYy8cf66aQGnnva24NX1BjmxtMwpL9Jola-BbBpjBg8BTBsWAeHc/w343-h193/WARRIOR_IMG_4219.jpg" width="343" /></a></div></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Roboto, serif;"><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Get
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;">Best
selling author, Alistair Tosh was born in Dumfriesshire, a place
filled with ancient place names such as Torthorwald and Caerlaverock.
But it was his visits, as a boy, to nearby Burnswark Iron Age
hillfort and its Roman siegeworks that first fired his interest in
Roman and Dark Ages history.</span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;">On
leaving school he began a 35 year communications career, firstly with
the Royal Navy, that included covert riverine and seaborne operations
during the height of ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, before
moving into the corporate telecommunications world. Military life is
unique, and Alistair aims to reflect an authentic view of that
experience and its language in his stories.</span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;">His
debut historical novel, Siege, the first book in the Edge of Empire
series, is set against the backdrop of the Antonine push into
Caledonia. When not writing or researching, Alistair likes to spend
time with family. He and his wife also love hill walking and have
spent a great deal of time exploring the mountains of both the UK and
Andalucia accompanied by their dog Hurley.</span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Follow
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selling author, Alistair Tosh was born in Dumfriesshire, a place
filled with ancient place names such as Torthorwald and Caerlaverock.
But it was his visits, as a boy, to nearby Burnswark Iron Age
hillfort and its Roman siegeworks that first fired his interest in
Roman and Dark Ages history.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">On
leaving school he began a 35 year communications career, firstly with
the Royal Navy, that included covert riverine and seaborne operations
during the height of ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, before
moving into the corporate telecommunications world. Military life is
unique, and Alistair aims to reflect an authentic view of that
experience and its language in his stories.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">His
debut historical novel, Siege, the first book in the Edge of Empire
series, is set against the backdrop of the Antonine push into
Caledonia. Lucius Faenius Felix, cheated of his ancestral estates and
still grieving the murder of his father, arrives in Britannia as an
inexperienced Tribune to command the First Nervana. A cohort drawn
from the homelands of the fierce Nervii tribe. With the comradeship
of Cai Martis, the veteran cavalry Prefect, he endeavours to uncover
the conspiracy of the resurgent Novantae people.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>P<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">raise
for the Edge of Empire series</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"An
excellent, exciting debut. Gripping, gritty, and blood-spattered.
Fans of Roman historical adventure will love it! Alistair Tosh is a
writer to watch." Matthew Harffy, Author of the Bernicia
Chronicles.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"A
taut bowstring of a story with a climax sharp as a warrior's blade."
Alistair Forrest, author of Sea of Flames</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Tosh
takes his band of heroes through an ancient heart of darkness. An
epic adventure that will leave warriors changed and have the reader's
pulse-rate soaring." Fiona Forsyth, author of the Lucius Sestius
Mysteries</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Book
3 in the series 'Warrior' is now out now</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">When
not writing or researching, Alistair likes to spend time with family.
He and his wife also love hill walking and have spent a great deal of
time exploring the mountains of both the UK and Andalucia accompanied
by their dog Hurley.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Follow
Alistair on: X (Formerly Twitter) at <a href="https://twitter.com/alistair_tosh" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/alistair_tosh</a> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp1CBKyFsx5EQ5QzZ5oe_u6XsRtSiGFniiZvrbYx3WftRWxK14nwyziIernm30-jUL1ioanKuvJ5yyAUnEgMdChJagadw7Mn6kn4I-5-M_i4kU3ArKlNZVzaRVe7s7oWbDn-69SjPDdemoKx7JTaFRDsXd2FKxe0lz5lbteNEYAHU-fbGsngx9cHgFFo/s4032/IMG_8582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDp1CBKyFsx5EQ5QzZ5oe_u6XsRtSiGFniiZvrbYx3WftRWxK14nwyziIernm30-jUL1ioanKuvJ5yyAUnEgMdChJagadw7Mn6kn4I-5-M_i4kU3ArKlNZVzaRVe7s7oWbDn-69SjPDdemoKx7JTaFRDsXd2FKxe0lz5lbteNEYAHU-fbGsngx9cHgFFo/s320/IMG_8582.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;">WARRIOR - Book
Summary</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'The
ultimate blend of betrayal, vengeance and brutality in this
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Faenius Felix - a battle hardened Tribune, scarred in body and mind -
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avenging his father’s murder.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But
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outlaws. Felix and Martis are thrust into a perilous world of
powerful men and rival factions. When his brother is captured by one
of the gangs Lucius goes in pursuit with his own small band and
unwittingly starts a war with a formidable enemy who are not what
they initially seem.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Felix's
honour is tested when told he must forgo seeking revenge against his
father’s killer, Malor, the head of the villainous Castricae clan,
as the price for the return of his lands.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Friends
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Furius Camillus: The Life of Rome's Second Founder</span></b></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Camillus
served as a censor, was elected to six consular tribuneships,
appointed dictator five times, and enjoyed four triumphs. He toppled
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plebeians. The Romans even considered him Rome's second founder - a
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Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry</span></b></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJvmYpP0woBpc__QjlGVHsQyK2l9PtXtMrw0Muz9aoOHvZ2h9AWI5p_S3HSbccdl_q6Mo0bJPeXgnQ8YySE7dNPobSejJkDjnaX-Fsm4_DJePuYN_ex3v-IRButrQBbnH-gMQ3Q6GQ5M9eY5WfgVe3RmXTAaFMoUdh4RZ2Z-7qLYaqsv6ldo0B9SLVtE/s499/Rome%20and%20Persia%20The%20Seven%20Hundred%20Year%20Rivalry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="323" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJvmYpP0woBpc__QjlGVHsQyK2l9PtXtMrw0Muz9aoOHvZ2h9AWI5p_S3HSbccdl_q6Mo0bJPeXgnQ8YySE7dNPobSejJkDjnaX-Fsm4_DJePuYN_ex3v-IRButrQBbnH-gMQ3Q6GQ5M9eY5WfgVe3RmXTAaFMoUdh4RZ2Z-7qLYaqsv6ldo0B9SLVtE/w188-h291/Rome%20and%20Persia%20The%20Seven%20Hundred%20Year%20Rivalry.jpg" width="188" /></a></div></span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Get this
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<p class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Roman empire was like no other.
Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the
Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on
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where the Parthian and then Persian empires ruled over great cities
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conquest that tantalized Greeks and Romans alike. Tracing seven
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Despite their endless clashes, trade between the empires enriched
them both, and a mutual respect prevented both Rome and Persia from
permanently destroying the other. </span></b>
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<p class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Epic in scope, Rome and Persia
completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest
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<span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Author
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Robert Bruton</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>New author whose first book on the life of Roman General Flavius Belisarius is scheduled to come out later this summer</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #00000a; font-family: times;"><b>I am an American author and a former CIA operations officer who was primarily assigned to Africa and the former Soviet Union. I have a BA in history from the University of St. Thomas and a MA in world history from Norwich University, where I completed my thesis on the role of climate change in the decline of the Roman Empire. I live near Washington, D.C. with my wife and children.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, serif;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj5lilAHeoxcQklUvS37xG0pmDKYpjhiKl9_fD1_jv6JIvHLyFsXiPel_3YFIRI70h55nHhaFjV0PZY6DGOzY-ixEsvEIAXHGf3Z7Ww0Ef3IFR1oSCIvi5dieCdAJCNlNHMU8o2_N4btHJjRvWqKGt3FmNowIuFP9lGXQH06TQ25E9ugTCMwGI3nARxw/s393/portrait%20from%20jc%20penney.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj5lilAHeoxcQklUvS37xG0pmDKYpjhiKl9_fD1_jv6JIvHLyFsXiPel_3YFIRI70h55nHhaFjV0PZY6DGOzY-ixEsvEIAXHGf3Z7Ww0Ef3IFR1oSCIvi5dieCdAJCNlNHMU8o2_N4btHJjRvWqKGt3FmNowIuFP9lGXQH06TQ25E9ugTCMwGI3nARxw/s320/portrait%20from%20jc%20penney.jpg" width="256" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Author </span></span></b></span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>Robert Bruton</b></span><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span style="color: #888888; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.authorrobertbruton.com&source=gmail&ust=1688408386941000&usg=AOvVaw0rNsO7o_9DDKpoPvtTe30D" href="http://www.authorrobertbruton.com" target="_blank"><b>www.authorrobertbruton.com</b></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #00000a;">I became interested in Roman history during my undergraduate studies and pursued graduate studies to further my knowledge. When I was thinking about what to write my thesis on, I decided I wanted to add some new insight into the decline of the Roman Empire. An increase in evidence from the "natural archives" (ice cores, tree rings, sedimentology, palynology, entomology, etc.) made me realize that we in the twenty-first century have access to a wide range of new scientific evidence about paleo-climate change that was not available to previous students of Roman history. Evidence pointed to a series of massive volcanic eruptions in the year 536 AD that led to a climate catastrophe such as had never been seen in human history. The decade that followed 536 was the coldest in the past six thousand years. Trees stopped growing; summer frosts killed crops; food shortages and famine followed. And then in 542, the Empire got hit with a double-whammy: the cold temperatures created the ideal climate for the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes bubonic plague, and within a year, perhaps half the population of the empire was gone. I thought it was a story worth telling, and General Flavius Belisarius, one of the most brilliant and resourceful generals in history, seemed to be the best one to do it.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9MISE8ez_kQqPBfXt3ztG_APWNn3WveVRsuCPw_DeqCjUv4NteAe_z_qKUlTRjEk0Wrzkcv7Kd76dvuShcMGKSxzU4uGAdg3zEqNnaCZ3gigJb1B4gpILgdVm0PyrGIMvDgi-dcT_vNCzG0fwCzqXmQ7InpMVS2WyCV5gj8PxODdShqJeRAQqzPNkXk/s2250/_%20EMPIRE%20in%20Apocalypse%20Cover%20%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9MISE8ez_kQqPBfXt3ztG_APWNn3WveVRsuCPw_DeqCjUv4NteAe_z_qKUlTRjEk0Wrzkcv7Kd76dvuShcMGKSxzU4uGAdg3zEqNnaCZ3gigJb1B4gpILgdVm0PyrGIMvDgi-dcT_vNCzG0fwCzqXmQ7InpMVS2WyCV5gj8PxODdShqJeRAQqzPNkXk/s320/_%20EMPIRE%20in%20Apocalypse%20Cover%20%20(1).jpg" width="201" /></a><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></b></div></span></span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Get the Kindle at </span></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3s3TC1r" target="_blank"><b>https://amzn.to/3s3TC1r</b></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"></span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Get this book at</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3qqCSks" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3qqCSks</a></b></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b> <br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: blue;"><span><span>Roman History on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/romanhistory1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/romanhistory1</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="color: red; font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></div>Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-79529608281744486112023-07-02T09:47:00.008+01:002023-08-27T21:31:25.245+01:00Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Pax: War
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</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The definitive history of Rome's
golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its
greatness</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden
age. At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Scotland to Arabia,
and contained perhaps a quarter of humanity. It was the wealthiest
and most formidable state the world had yet seen.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Beginning in
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ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian, Pax
presents a dazzling history of Rome at the height of its power. From
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Holland portrays the Roman Empire in all its predatory glory. Vivid
scene follows vivid scene: the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii,
the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian's Wall, the conquests of
Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and
spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland demonstrates how Roman
peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A
stunning portrait of Rome's glory days, this is the epic history of
the pax Romana.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: blue;"><span><span>Roman History on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/romanhistory1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/romanhistory1</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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Seven Kings of Rome</span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lkIlVJdhFDDMJ-0jZqrW3IffnYwiRUGPC8xw6znv1XJ4mYKOR9TnsW9wPvUQ2wZxc2oUJZt2yUQ7jebT-Y36V0iulBIVFiS4-YZeWa852JJW6D6tEvB7XrvFkn3cFj7E1RnVacD7oqz_axOfu-9iiU0s4lbXBwOMc26NB2vB_6XHaAgSV4LlhDws/s414/Rex%20The%20Seven%20Kings%20of%20Rome%20Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lkIlVJdhFDDMJ-0jZqrW3IffnYwiRUGPC8xw6znv1XJ4mYKOR9TnsW9wPvUQ2wZxc2oUJZt2yUQ7jebT-Y36V0iulBIVFiS4-YZeWa852JJW6D6tEvB7XrvFkn3cFj7E1RnVacD7oqz_axOfu-9iiU0s4lbXBwOMc26NB2vB_6XHaAgSV4LlhDws/s320/Rex%20The%20Seven%20Kings%20of%20Rome%20Small.jpg" width="193" /></a></div></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Get this
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period of Roman history is studied much less than other periods of
Rome, which is a tragedy. It is so intertwined with myth that it
provides fertile ground for academics and general readers alike. Peta
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into a narrative of the period, examining each of the kings in
detail. A final chapter explores the expulsion of the monarchy.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="color: red;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></u></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: blue;"><span><span>Roman History on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/romanhistory1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/romanhistory1</a><br />Roman History Website <a href="http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div>
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Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-950589450913915432022-09-19T10:00:00.000+01:002022-09-19T11:54:16.572+01:00Raven Kamali Writes Roman Historical Fiction<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Raven Kamali Writes Roman Historical Fiction</span></span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">and Launches Her New Book</span></span><br /></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I was
born in Iran into a family of historians and poets, so I grew up
loving both disciplines. When I migrated to Australia, the first
history book I bought was Thucydides’s <i>History of The
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Now I had to read every book on the Punic Wars and my favorite hero,
Scipio Africanus the Elder. Several books later, I enrolled at the
University of Queensland to study ancient history and the classical
languages of Latin and Greek. It was one of the most incredible
experiences of my life as the veil to the past lifted, and I stepped
into the ancient world.</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7opubvOkluopbLtbMz40mCiJT5zq8cYsP4MGLrNan1d-paxYYIY8EOqJbMmkGlc_iIuqwzdRLoCkRc68RISv5zLWxBUy6lNB7hLmnkdIC4ytGMTLjbQdgZ-4LR6KalCVc-oUGURW5Whs/s618/author+pic+cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7opubvOkluopbLtbMz40mCiJT5zq8cYsP4MGLrNan1d-paxYYIY8EOqJbMmkGlc_iIuqwzdRLoCkRc68RISv5zLWxBUy6lNB7hLmnkdIC4ytGMTLjbQdgZ-4LR6KalCVc-oUGURW5Whs/s320/author+pic+cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Raven Kamali - Author of '<a href="https://amzn.to/3fKgOYe" target="_blank">The Dark Side of Glory</a>'</span><br /></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">After my
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Dio, and Velleius Paterculus added the necessary dimension I needed
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the Eagle: An epic adventure of Ancient Rome</b></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfqwQ6R5F2HXXsFs4mr38tUtvCzaegpdaMilIL5PLDO3bOBe3AdDinUsghG2QuaVUy5dKx08RIPfzCsq4j0QJqOlNebkSNn_h7n_o4vTG7QcghMy5G9cDbrFSHpYU7JFvZ2qPJRnsyl9f3s9zXlx3ZacmZmqXM7vNFbwATPuyuygtcKC8VAB2ztuP/s293/Shadow%20of%20the%20Eagle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="191" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfqwQ6R5F2HXXsFs4mr38tUtvCzaegpdaMilIL5PLDO3bOBe3AdDinUsghG2QuaVUy5dKx08RIPfzCsq4j0QJqOlNebkSNn_h7n_o4vTG7QcghMy5G9cDbrFSHpYU7JFvZ2qPJRnsyl9f3s9zXlx3ZacmZmqXM7vNFbwATPuyuygtcKC8VAB2ztuP/s1600/Shadow%20of%20the%20Eagle.jpg" width="191" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get the
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<div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Will Britain take him in... or mark
him as its enemy?</span></i></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b>Faustus Valerianus is the son of a Roman father
and a British mother, a captive sold among the spoils after
Claudius's invasion.</b></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><b>
</b><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b>Now both parents have died within a month of each
other, and so he sells the family farm and enlists, joining legendary
general Agricola's campaign to conquer the entirety of the British
Isles culminating in a devastating battle amongst Caledonia's dark
mountains.</b></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><b>
</b><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b>But Faustus will have to contend with more than
ferocious British warriors and whip-cracking elements. For the bonds
of blood can weigh heavy on one's soul. The call of his mother's true
people. His father's restless shadow. Faustus must carry them with
him...</b></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div class="western" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: blue;"><span><span>Roman History on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/romanhistory1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/romanhistory1</a><br />Roman History Website <a href="http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span><br /></span></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span><p><b></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>'An erudite and fascinating work' Jan Morris, <i>New York Times</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>'An artful combination of history, archaeology and the imagination' Mary Beard, <i>New York Review of Books</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>'Riley
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is AD 130. Rome is the dazzling heart of a vast empire and Hadrian its
most complex and compelling ruler. Faraway Britannia is one of the
Romans' most troublesome provinces: here the sun is seldom seen and 'the
atmosphere in the country is always gloomy'.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What awaits the
traveller to Britannia? How will you get there? What do you need to
pack? What language will you speak? How does London compare to Rome? Are
there any tourist attractions? And what dangers lurk behind Hadrian’s
new Wall?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Combining an extensive range of Greek and Latin sources
with a sound understanding of archaeology, Bronwen Riley describes an
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empire's – northwestern frontier. In this strikingly original snapshot
of Roman Britain, she brings vividly to life the smells, sounds, colours
and textures of travel in the second century AD.</span></p></span><div><b><span style="color: red;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></u></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: blue;"><span><span>Roman History on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/romanhistory1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/romanhistory1</a><br />Roman History Website <a href="http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div></div></div>Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-71201630109229640032021-09-30T17:31:00.006+01:002022-11-30T20:56:56.475+00:00Bar Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian and Challenged the Might of Rome<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bar
Kokhba: The Jew Who Defied Hadrian</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and Challenged the Might of Rome</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudiBirY9TEfySLyPg2ywpuxPK3xdbQ4A6jezkYQK0czhld-1OBZYw1iPvohzcFhdETfqMUe7ZOCsSRod15mKL8ZSc-9_j52E0a2s2LCDtwfpVj6sN1c5LkF-T0r3ZbZKSS6RMKrS7atE/s499/Bar+Kokhba+The+Jew+Who+Defied+Hadrian+and+Challenged+the+Might+of+Rome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudiBirY9TEfySLyPg2ywpuxPK3xdbQ4A6jezkYQK0czhld-1OBZYw1iPvohzcFhdETfqMUe7ZOCsSRod15mKL8ZSc-9_j52E0a2s2LCDtwfpVj6sN1c5LkF-T0r3ZbZKSS6RMKrS7atE/s320/Bar+Kokhba+The+Jew+Who+Defied+Hadrian+and+Challenged+the+Might+of+Rome.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This title
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is the search for the truth of the epic struggle between two
strong-willed leaders over who would rule a nation. One was Hadrian,
the cosmopolitan ruler of the vast Roman Empire, then at its zenith,
who some regarded as divine; the other was Shim'on, a Jewish military
leader in a district of a minor province, who some believed to be the
‘King Messiah'. It is also the tale of the clash of two ancient
cultures. One was the conqueror, seeking to maintain control of its
hard-won dominion; the other was the conquered, seeking to break free
and establish a new nation: Israel. During the ensuing conflict - the
‘Second Jewish War' - the highly motivated Jewish militia sorely
tested the highly trained professional Roman army. The rebels
withstood the Roman onslaught for three-and-a-half years (AD 132 -
136). They established an independent nation with its own
administration, headed by Shim'on as its president. The outcome of
that David and Goliath contest was of great consequence, both for the
people of Judaea and for Judaism itself. So, who was this insurgent
Shim'on known today as ‘Bar Kokhba'? How did Hadrian, the Roman
emperor who built the famous Wall in northern Britain, respond to the
challenger? And how, in later ages, did this rebel with a cause
become a hero for the Jews in the Diaspora longing for the foundation
of a new Israel in modern times? This book describes the author's
personal journey across three continents to establish the facts. _BAR
KOKHBA_ is lucidly written by the author of the mould-breaking
Augustus at War and the acclaimed biographies Germanicus and Marcus
Agrippa. Drawing on archaeology, art, coins, inscriptions, militaria,
as well as secular and religious documents, Lindsay Powell presents a
fascinating account of the people and events at a crucial time in
world history</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><u><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Links</span></span></b></span></u></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-89104188931056856172021-07-02T10:57:00.016+01:002022-11-30T21:07:54.333+00:00What were the ancient Rome costumes and fashion history?<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What
were the ancient Rome costumes</span></b></span></span></p>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and
fashion history?</span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">By
Richard Marrison</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ancient
Roman clothing was simple and evolving. The fashion and costumes of
this era mainly consisted of Toga, tunic, and Stola. Togas and Stola
were the forms of official or outdoor costumes, while Tunics were
indoor and informal costumes. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wool,
linen, silk, cotton, and hemp were the prominent clothing materials
produced in the Roman territory. However, Silk and cotton were
reserved only for the rich and were imported from India and China.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Like
in most of the ancient Empires, clothes in ancient Rome represented
the citizen's class and position in the society. Every individual had
a specific statement attire to define who they were and what
background they came from. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
most interesting fact about the costume and fashion of Ancient Rome
was the Romans never wore pants as they found pants a ridiculous and
uncivilized form of clothing.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga</span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://historyten.com/roman/ancient-roman-inventions/"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga</span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
consisted of a single length of wool cloth, characteristic loose, cut
in a semicircle, and draped around the wearer's body without any
fastenings. It was worn outermost over a tunic. </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm-2Px2hV48eXQGS2vJYFnay0cKd0WhcxGO2zhVnTbNSaU9hbU9IkMjYyLPMV_8tpEg2plYGtd3yzsOgMnKllY6J_HZx-Y8wP08ODqowE8tpcU30XlqlHaJuGgEiayrt1oDAk4zDHbWY/s1972/a+portrait+of+a+man+wearing+Roman+Toga.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm-2Px2hV48eXQGS2vJYFnay0cKd0WhcxGO2zhVnTbNSaU9hbU9IkMjYyLPMV_8tpEg2plYGtd3yzsOgMnKllY6J_HZx-Y8wP08ODqowE8tpcU30XlqlHaJuGgEiayrt1oDAk4zDHbWY/s320/a+portrait+of+a+man+wearing+Roman+Toga.jpg" /></a></div> </span></span><i><b>A
portrait of a man wearing Roman Toga</b></i></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
Toga was a complex form of clothing, and it needed much time and
effort to drape it the right way. It was first pleated and draped
over the left shoulder and passed across the body under the right
arm. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Togas
remained the statement garment for the higher classes throughout </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://historyten.com/ancient-civilization/oldest-civilizations-of-all-time/"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the
Roman empire</span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.
Originally both genders wore togas, but gradually the women abandoned
them for the Stola.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
Toga was the symbol of Roman citizenship; hence, only free male
citizens of Rome could wear it at least sixteen years of age. Slaves
and foreigners were forbidden to wear togas. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Based
on design, coloration, and occasions, Togas were broadly divided into
six types.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga
Pura</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This
was A plain white toga worn by adult male commoners on formal
occasions. Senators not having a curule magistrate also wore Toga
Pura. This cloth represented adult male citizenship and its attendant
rights, freedom as well as responsibilities. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga
trabea</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In
ancient Rome, the elite groups of the society wore a toga with a
stripe of purple or saffron called toga trabea. The distinct feature
of all trabeas was their color. Religion specialists who interpreted
the meanings of natural signs wore a toga trabea with saffron or
purple stripes. Purple and white striped Toga was worn by Romulus and
other consuls at essential ceremonies.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga
Praetexta</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
Roman magistrate or free-bourbon youth wore a toga with a
reddish-purple border known as Toga Praetexta. Some free-born girls
might have worn these as well. It marked their protection by law from
sexual predation and bad influence. Boys wore this Toga until age
fourteen to sixteen when they assumed the Toga Pura. The girls gave
up the garment around the age of puberty.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga
Candida</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This
was the bleached version of white Toga worn by senators and
candidates for public office. The bright white color was achieved by
rubbing chalk over the Toga.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga
Pulla</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Romans
wore this darkened Toga for mourning at elite funerals. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toga
Picta</span></b></span></span></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
most striking of all of the togas were the Toga Picta. Dyed all
purple and given gold rim, it was reserved only for generals when
they celebrated a Roman triumph and, in the later imperial period,
emperors.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stola</span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Another
formal clothing of Romans was Stola. It was the traditional woolen
garment of Roman women, considered the female counterpart to the
Toga. Stola, the staple of fashion in ancient Rome, was a long
pleated dress that sometimes hung from the shoulder with straps. It
represented marital status and was worn only by married women.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eIBjp6Lxx3rRICaV3XjklHsA6oPIaCmJzvKJ2hTG0SKL_gCk7ZmKJj2JhRlFmnRkFCUV8_BqtDPGqMSu-xSWCQyDALHI5tVXkNSf5_zBay9wWrYutKzoo8yNPvmWOvvovpKrfPPysSQ/s1488/A+statue+of+Livia+with+palla+and+Stola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eIBjp6Lxx3rRICaV3XjklHsA6oPIaCmJzvKJ2hTG0SKL_gCk7ZmKJj2JhRlFmnRkFCUV8_BqtDPGqMSu-xSWCQyDALHI5tVXkNSf5_zBay9wWrYutKzoo8yNPvmWOvvovpKrfPPysSQ/s320/A+statue+of+Livia+with+palla+and+Stola.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A
statue of Livia with palla and Stola</span></b></i></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></i></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Another
formal clothing of Romans was Stola. It was the traditional woolen
garment of Roman women, considered the female counterpart to the
Toga. Stola, the staple of fashion in ancient Rome, was a long
pleated dress that sometimes hung from the shoulder with straps. It
represented marital status and was worn only by married women. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
clothing didn't have many varieties like Toga as ancient Rome was
highly patriarchal, and women didn't have a broad spectrum of
careers. However, Stola was made in different colors, including red,
yellow, and blue. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Necklines
and hem were decorated with more details and embellishments for
higher-class women. For commoners, these would be a simple band of
color or pattern. Wealthier Roman women also used expensive jewelry
and elaborate hairstyles with the stolas to advertise their social
rank and luxury. </span></span></span>
</div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Tunic</span></b></span></span></div><p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
tunic was an essential garment for both genders and all classes in
ancient Rome. However, it was not the official clothing for Romans
and was worn only for indoor purposes.</span></span></span></p>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9tn0krEnrIOPPOQggXY9fETcs8BzCD4dkAwtj_plTgW85iq-dHwO4a33FOpaXWbbRZrYM6coIRaBHrRfOlYVy7U-WdksbkbR_NBvDOeGqMF5oika8JPA-J7ZSx_-U7GU-F5LFc-8NaU/s1024/A+picture+of+Roman+Tunic+-+6th+Century+AD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9tn0krEnrIOPPOQggXY9fETcs8BzCD4dkAwtj_plTgW85iq-dHwO4a33FOpaXWbbRZrYM6coIRaBHrRfOlYVy7U-WdksbkbR_NBvDOeGqMF5oika8JPA-J7ZSx_-U7GU-F5LFc-8NaU/s320/A+picture+of+Roman+Tunic+-+6th+Century+AD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A
picture of Roman Tunic - 6th Century AD</span></b></i></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
Tunic was designed differently for males and females. Males wore
loose-fitting ones that began at the neck and ended right above the
knee. For women, it could be either loose or fitted, beginning at the
neck and extending over a skirt.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
male wore a tunic under a toga, whereas it could be worn plain or
belted at the waist. Tunic represented the wearer's class in Roman
society. </span></span></span>
</div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Roman
senators wore a tunic with broad purple stripes. Members of the
equestrian class wore it with narrower stripes, whereas soldiers,
slaves, and manual workers generally had tunics to a little above the
knee.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Women
generally wore a long tunic that reached the foot or instep. It was
worn underneath the Stola or could be belted at the waist and very
decorated.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What
kinds of undergarments did the Romans wear?</span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Under
the Toga or Tunic, ancient roman men and women wore an undergarment
made up of linen. Men wore a loincloth called perizoma. Women had
their version of activewear similar to today's bikini, Strophium
being the top piece and Subligaculum being the bottom one.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What
were the colors of the Roman clothing?</span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
prominent colors worn by ancient Roman were white, purple, blue,
scarlet, red, yellow, green, brown, and black. Organic dyes were used
to produce the required colors and their different shades. Wine,
salts, shells, beetroot, sheep urine, lentils, fungus, mosses,
flowers, barley malt, insects, and vinegar were the most used organic
materials for dyes. </span></span></span>
</div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Purple
was considered as the royal color as mainly emperors wore it. The
purple dye was expensive, which was obtained by crushing thousands of
shells of Mediterranean murex. </span></span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Crimson(extracted
from the dried bodies of female insect</span></span></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
Kermes ilicis</span></i></span></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">),
indigo (extracted from indigo plant), and saffron yellow( extracted
from the bright red stigmas of the Saffron crocus) were the expensive
dyes. The most common and cheap dyes were yellow( extracted from a
European plant called weld), green( extracted from lichens), and
black(produced by burning the crushed remains of grapes).</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What
kind of shoes did ancient Romans wear?</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As
with clothing, footwear too indicated the wearer's social class,
rank, and power. Senators wore a unique sandal with four black
thongs, whereas the emperors wore the same style but with red thongs.
The poor and the slaves wore low-quality footwear, and the prisoners
had to wear wooden slippers.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Romans
primarily wore sandals indoors with socks. While venturing outside,
they preferred shoes that entirely covered feet. Roman-style footwear
for both genders was similar. Boots were typically made of leather,
designed to cover the feet correctly, and fastened in front with
thongs.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Roman
soldiers wore durable boots called Caligae, which were open-toed
boots made with hobnails that gave extra traction.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Accessories
of the Ancient Rome</span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></i></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4Od3PILRIrWMTn3VhDEQ4b4IXYH1YQBSY7SMMSeTEbjHx6Xqf1G7sPRvkBsIvPWTbPpTGUuHAnt_Wwpdoga-UUx67hq8YxAttJhs0pxbn3WLMUnE_j_TX05ble0Du0IrIxGA1sfq1aQ/s468/Ancient+Roman+necklace+made+up+of+carnelian+stone+and+gold.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4Od3PILRIrWMTn3VhDEQ4b4IXYH1YQBSY7SMMSeTEbjHx6Xqf1G7sPRvkBsIvPWTbPpTGUuHAnt_Wwpdoga-UUx67hq8YxAttJhs0pxbn3WLMUnE_j_TX05ble0Du0IrIxGA1sfq1aQ/s320/Ancient+Roman+necklace+made+up+of+carnelian+stone+and+gold.jpg" /></a></div></span></b></i></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ancient
Roman necklace made up of carnelian stone and gold</span></b></i></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The
commonly used accessories in Ancient Rome were jewelry, beads, hair
accessories, breast chains, and makeup.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jewelry</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Roman
jewelry was renowned for its complex design made from colorful gems
and glass beads. Diamonds., Sapphires and emeralds were the expensive
gems used by the higher ranks alongside gold and bronze. The other
materials used were pearl, bone, fossilized wood, and glass.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For
wealthy men, wearing a single or several rings was remarkable enough.
However, they also wore bracelets, collars with pendants, torcs, and
brooch pins to secure their cloaks.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In
contrast, women had more collections of jewelry as it was the
expression of power and luxury. Necklaces, amulets, rings, earrings,
anklets, and armlets were the classic pieces of jewelry worn by
women. Brooch and fibula, a kind of cloth fastener, were also very
popular among women. </span></span></span>
</div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hairstyling
and hair accessories</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Romans
gave hairstyling significant importance in Ancient Rome.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Men
kept their hair long in early times, but it gradually changed over
time. Elaborate curls that frame the face. Sideburns were famous
among Roman men. Wearing wigs and dying varieties of dark and light
shades became a significant fashion fad among men.</span></span></span><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For
women, the simpler the hairstyles, the better it was. They allowed
their hairs to fall freely, confining only with bands or pins. Buns
were also in practice among young women. Wigs were additionally a
part of hairstyling fashion to enhance the beauty of women.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Makeup,
Cosmetics, and Beauty Care</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">People
in ancient Rome were highly conscious of their looks and beauty. They
were highly influenced by the beauty trends of the Greeks and
Egyptians.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cosmetics
were only concerned for women and applied in private rooms where men
did not enter. Wealthy women had easy access to quality cosmetics,
whereas working classes were limited to knock-off products. </span></span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Christian
women avoided cosmetics as they believed in being happy with how God
created them. The cosmetic products were made from a rational blend
of chemicals and excrement.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kohl,
the critical ingredient for eye makeup, was made up of ashes or soot
and antimony. Roman women used colored eyeshadows to enhance the eye.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">To
whiten the face, women opted for chalk and white lead pigment.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Red
lips were achieved either using bromine or beetle juice. For blushes,
women used pretty rose petals, preferably darker red ones.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Roman
women also loved to smell excellent and desirable. To overcome the
strong smell of the chemicals used in cosmetics, deodorant made from
alum, iris, and rose petals were common.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Costumes
and fashion in ancient Rome were more than a basic need. It was the
expression of liberty, a symbol of luxury, advertisement of social
rank, and validation of power.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Conclusion</span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ancient
Rome was the epitome of progressing modern language, religion, law,
art, and architecture. And most importantly, the costumes and fashion
of this beautiful era were some of the fascinating aspects of this
civilization. </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span>
</div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In
conclusion, their clothing and fashion were simple, elegant, and
practical for the era. Based on the social hierarchy and status,
people had to dress appropriately. Clothing was not just a basic
survival need, but also the identification of one's gender, status,
rank, and social class. Ancient Roman fashion reflects a lot about
the social construct and ideology of the people in the era.</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the
rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not
been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In this richly
illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the range and style of
clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and shows how fashions
changed between the first and the sixth centuries. After a short
introduction to the evidence (from archaeology, art and literature),
and to the manufacture of clothing and its use in status display, she
systematically treats male and female dress, looking at the tunic,
toga (for men), mantle (for women) and cloaks; underwear, footwear
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Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-13110056901461037002021-03-28T20:57:00.006+01:002022-11-30T21:10:21.610+00:00Emil Tsenov - Roman Fictional Author<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Roman
History Blog - Featured Author</b></span></span></b> <br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><b>Emil Tsenov - Roman Fictional Author</b></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><span>Tells the fictional story of the
real Roman empress Cornelia Super</span></u></span></span></span></b> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I was born in 1968 in
Blagoevgrad,
Bulgaria. I currently live in Vienna, Austria, where I work and
teach in the
areas of Marketing and Strategy. I have an M.A. in English
Language and
Literature from Sofia University and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
My passion is
to observe the relationships between people and to analyze the
surrounding
world in order to understand it better.</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYC2qW48tYnJRj8GgJkvq1xb9FD9jEcUdm3Yln7m5vx5WmiGGDEbDvFrfDXT_gXeBlpao1LAKQYcGOAYMBRXI17IeTeFKYzA8DzppPjrBcpRl1NYR511fi0CGJAVyvkxB0Qtw-M4OSyc/s1900/Emil+Tsenov.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYC2qW48tYnJRj8GgJkvq1xb9FD9jEcUdm3Yln7m5vx5WmiGGDEbDvFrfDXT_gXeBlpao1LAKQYcGOAYMBRXI17IeTeFKYzA8DzppPjrBcpRl1NYR511fi0CGJAVyvkxB0Qtw-M4OSyc/s320/Emil+Tsenov.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Author Emil Tsenov</span></span></b></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tsenovbooks.com/en"><span></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.tsenovbooks.com/en&source=gmail&ust=1617044136434000&usg=AFQjCNGxeH-AT3qk6nWLGnZ49HrnToAncA" href="http://www.tsenovbooks.com/en" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">www.tsenovbooks.com/en</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My long-standing
interest in Roman
history and numismatics is reflected in this novel, which is my
second book
after the short stories collection Gods of The City (2018,
published in
Bulgarian).<span> <span lang="EN-US"><span> </span>I started
collecting Roman coins at the age of
10. The stories behind every coin – the lives of the emperors
and empresses in
whose name they were struck, the events and deities depicted
of the reverses – continue
to fascinate me. I am particularly interested in the story of
Roman provinces
on the Balkans, and “Cornelia” addresses the period of the 3<sup>rd</sup>
century CE in that region. The story in the book was inspired
by a true event.
In the 1980s a friend of mine, also a coin collector, was
offered an
antoninianus of the empress Cornelia Supera, the wife of the
emperor
Aemilianus, in an excellent condition. It turned out to be a
fake. I then
started thinking “What if someone found a real gold coin of
Cornelia Supera?
And what if she could tell us her own story? What kind of
woman was she?” This
is how the whole story unravelled</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">and crystallized in the plot of “Cornelia”.</span></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span></b><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tsenovbooks.com/en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">The story of Cornelia</span></u></b></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></b><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US">In 2012 treasure-hunters stumble upon an
exceptional find near the town
of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria – the tomb of the Roman Empress
Cornelia Supera, who
remains hitherto almost unknown to history. What they find next
to her remains
will entangle in a complex knot the destinies of people from
different
countries and of different social status. Cornelia’s inheritance
is desired by
American millionaires, English lords and Bulgarian Mafia bosses.
At the center
of all events is Alex, a professor at a local university, whose
big passion are
ancient coins. While chasing the unique aureus struck in the
name of the
Empress, he will have to ask himself many difficult questions
and find the
answers.</span></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-US"> After eighteen centuries of oblivion,
Cornelia finds a way to tell her
story and to reveal an extraordinary woman – intelligent and
with the ambition
to change history. Together with her husband, the Emperor
Aemilius Aemilianus,
she will go through all stages of ascent and fall to sink into
the mist of time
and to again appear triumphantly from it. Cornelia’s story will
shake our
understanding of the history of Rome and its Balkan provinces in
the 3rd
century CE.</span></span></b>
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IX Hispana?</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>By Dr </b></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Simon Elliott<span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an inspiring and gripping piece of detective work of one of the great Roman mysteries of the missing IXth Legion Hispana. This book is a must have for all people interested in Roman history!</span><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">This book explains the disappearance of 5500 men of the Legion IX Hispana. Simon Eliott hypotheses four key fates in detail in his book for the IXth legion. One, lost or disbanded in Northern Britain, two, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">lost or disbanded in Southern Britain, three, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">lost or disbanded in the Rhine or Danube and four, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">lost or disbanded in the east.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">The book describes legionaries in detail including armour and equipment. Simon Elliott discusses Caesar in much detail with his second visit to Britian with the IXth Legion. The IXth and three other legions came to Britain with the Claudian invasion and describes the battles and interactions with the Celts. The IXth later established York as their base and saw uprisings both in Northern and Southern Britain. The North had the</span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Caledonians (</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">modern Scots) and Brigantes revolting against Rome and the south had the Hadrianic war or uprising in Londinium</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"> (London).<br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">The IXth Legion is sent to the East for the three Jewish wars and is explained in some detail. At one point, six legions were stationed in Judea! 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History Blog - Featured Author</b></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><b>Andrew Boyce - Roman Fictional Author</b></u></span></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="3"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u>Bath House and Antonine Wall Sparks Interest in the Romans!</u></span></font><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b>Reading great Roman Historical Fiction Authors such as Harry Sidebottom, Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, I had a book idea in the back of my mind. Could I write it and could I write more than one?</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><br /><b>Yes I could and I want to share how I did it, in case there are other people in the same position as I am, as well as sharing my Roman interest and promoting my books!</b><br /><br /><b>First, this is how I did it! On my smartphone, I had a package called "WPS". Most days at a quiet time, usually in the evening, I would write a little and save it. I always took it slowly, waiting for the next part of the story to develop in my mind before writing it down. Sometimes when writing, a new thought would come to me and I would be excited to write that down, the story then taking a different direction than planned.</b><br /><br /><b>Before long, I then had a complete story. But what should I do now? I knew the chances of obtaining a book deal were much the same as me winning a nice amount on the lottery and so I googled about self publishing. </b><br /><br /><b>By chance, I discovered "Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Amazon" that allowed you to upload your Word file and then use their cover creator. I mainly used free pictures from the website "Pixabay" to create the cover and a few inside pictures. And then, Bingo! I had my first ebook/paperback - The Antonine Romans and The Golden Torque.</b></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFV5s9psQJWLgZLXv6LxdgTcD-ecDXN2EpMbb0gHGQkpZv294Rx2vdNT_t84H78_ust2pFL5M8QTqC9Nqa7ar-eBrvkV-0EQwG2eueI_4tL3GdSuGjnOXEHLWyv0XO7Qj-_-joTfigho/s1836/Andrew+Boyce+Book+1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="1836" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFV5s9psQJWLgZLXv6LxdgTcD-ecDXN2EpMbb0gHGQkpZv294Rx2vdNT_t84H78_ust2pFL5M8QTqC9Nqa7ar-eBrvkV-0EQwG2eueI_4tL3GdSuGjnOXEHLWyv0XO7Qj-_-joTfigho/w328-h272/Andrew+Boyce+Book+1-3.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Andrew Boyce and his Three Books!</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b>I then began the process of trying to promote and this is not easy and I am only at the start of learning this aspect, not having a book company to do this for me!</b><br /><br /><b>So far, it has been a mixture of joining Facebook history sites, Facebook book sites, my own Facebook site and my own Twitter site @andrewboyceaut1</b><br /><br /><b>It is a case of sticking by the rules of each Facebook site - posting only on the days allowed, only once in a day etc. Sometimes your post gets rejected and you feel very offended!</b><br /><br /><b>As well as being a source of great information, the Facebook users get to know the books you have to offer and soon, you are happily typing away posts on your smartphone, adding in pictures of your book covers and using your clipboard smartphone feature to write posts at the touch of a button, rather than typing out each one, again and again!</b><br /><br /><b>One of the Facebook/Twitter sites that I joined is the excellent Roman History site (Links below). This provides wonderful posts, with great pictures, articles and information and I feel honoured to have my writing and pictures on here!</b><br /><br /><b>And so onto my next section, what is my Roman interest all about? Well, from an early age I remember as a child in my father's car around Glasgow seeing strange ditches, long straight roads, and street names such as "Roman Road". We would see remains of the Roman bathhouse at Bearsden, a dip in the road where the Antonine Wall crossed over, or a house halfway along a hill in Milngavie that originally was the site of a Roman fortlet!</b><br /><br /><b>My imagination fired up, I was amazed to learn about the Roman Antonine Wall that ran across central Scotland, Hadrian's Wall that ran across the border of Scotland and England and Roman Britain in general, such as Bath, Chester, York and London.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGfzShI0cuNFyQqlrffWmk9sulhy5Slgz8hub4CJM4Kc3I8Ri_kmkcm9D4sXOb-bhEOuxF8qeShqo4_bQ1jw25cTLRP3CUTyJPzJ3TZc6P07uku4ry0-nmXh9he_iXEalDHu7eFgJSIs/s220/220px-Chester_amphitheatre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="220" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGfzShI0cuNFyQqlrffWmk9sulhy5Slgz8hub4CJM4Kc3I8Ri_kmkcm9D4sXOb-bhEOuxF8qeShqo4_bQ1jw25cTLRP3CUTyJPzJ3TZc6P07uku4ry0-nmXh9he_iXEalDHu7eFgJSIs/w275-h206/220px-Chester_amphitheatre.jpg" width="275" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Amphitheatre</i><i> - Chester - A Special Place for Andrew Boyce!<br /></i></div><font size="3"><b>It also helped having teachers at school that were interested in the Romans. I can remember aged 8, the class making cardboard Roman helmets, that the teacher finished each off with a bright red plume of wool. Also visits to the Burrell Collection and the Hunterian Museum as a class or with my family, where I would wonder at the various coins, pottery and objects found in Roman Scotland.</b><br /><br /><b>I recall that at my primary school several years before I attended, a pupil had found various Roman coins that the Headmaster then passed to a Museum. </b><br /><br /><b>The interest in the Romans continued into adulthood with the reading of the various greats of Roman Historical Fiction such as that mentioned at the start of this article, as well as excited trips to Roman places, such as York and Chester. </b></font><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b>To stand in the middle of the Roman amphitheatre remains in Chester and to look out, was a special moment. As was walking their town's walls and al</b><b>ong the nearby path to suddenly see Minerva's Shrine, dating from the early 2nd century, emerge from a wall in front of me!</b></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90Fffu0tT7ZsjYRh3jwsfWMa7J5ulUg7ERAwbemkvWXivKoKJTEkPo-Da2UP0ElO272x81Btr6KBDwi155IoIpDSu4wM5z8UNY4ZyIcg96qmwlQVFVxluB2dA51mV_XZssO85MPVLh84/s360/EdMmmRuXgAIpzFz.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90Fffu0tT7ZsjYRh3jwsfWMa7J5ulUg7ERAwbemkvWXivKoKJTEkPo-Da2UP0ElO272x81Btr6KBDwi155IoIpDSu4wM5z8UNY4ZyIcg96qmwlQVFVxluB2dA51mV_XZssO85MPVLh84/s0/EdMmmRuXgAIpzFz.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Minerva's Shrine - Chester</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b>Putting this all together, an idea in my mind was developing to write a book and the story seemed to emerge, waiting to be written down. With the help of technology of WPS and KDP Amazon as previously described, the Antonine Romans novellas were the result, leading to the final section of this article of promoting my ebooks/paperbacks!</b><br /><br /><b>The first novella is "The Antonine and The Golden Torque" and the essence of the whole series is there. It is the native Scots facing the Roman invaders and follows characters such as the new Centurion - Andronicus and a young well regarded tribal Scot - Jamis.</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="3"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Book 1 - The Antonine Romans and The Golden Torque</span></font><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8IpHGv4zwuy0gvuu0SX7BWJq0B-O2CiN1LV95aaH4ECCBnFJEnJ__-YnrAol2SmQBWOSYydEZP5zjYxLAP-BlpE8MEzZB0Az_9Kw1lLiH3C3Qg8n9ZO2rMoDU9FnXLsTewn3Ac9Q-98/s960/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+Golden+Torque.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="603" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8IpHGv4zwuy0gvuu0SX7BWJq0B-O2CiN1LV95aaH4ECCBnFJEnJ__-YnrAol2SmQBWOSYydEZP5zjYxLAP-BlpE8MEzZB0Az_9Kw1lLiH3C3Qg8n9ZO2rMoDU9FnXLsTewn3Ac9Q-98/w165-h262/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+Golden+Torque.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red;">You Can Get the Kindle Edition at</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3hr1gsi" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3hr1gsi</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red;">You Can Get the Paperback at</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3eFj29b" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3eFj29b</a></b><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><font>The second novella "The Antonine Romans and The New King" follows on from the first, focusing on Centurion Andronicus and the Scot Jamis, leading to a dramatic ending of this second novella, that sets up the trilogy.</font></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Book 2 - The Antonine Romans and The New King</span></b></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQl8cJahjIMdJl3DLsFBEOkGu6pquU-HeSsPzwUlJelqgbHCBRK3c2G2q8Sij9Yl6-Gt-9ROn6R4fyk6mq8nIlZuSaUwaI56NfqMu3L4hPvBg7_9-rNt7prHcEptXzWnds9ILbaT1mNs/s500/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+New+King.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQl8cJahjIMdJl3DLsFBEOkGu6pquU-HeSsPzwUlJelqgbHCBRK3c2G2q8Sij9Yl6-Gt-9ROn6R4fyk6mq8nIlZuSaUwaI56NfqMu3L4hPvBg7_9-rNt7prHcEptXzWnds9ILbaT1mNs/w170-h256/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+New+King.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red;">You Can Get the Kindle Edition at <a href="https://amzn.to/32IiDAn" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://amzn.to/32IiDAn</span></a></span> </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red;">You Can Get the Paperback at <a href="https://amzn.to/2OApyDA" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://amzn.to/2OApyDA</span></a></span> </b><br /><span style="font-family: times;">As a result, the initial trilogy is completed with the third novella "The Antonine Romans and The Redemption", which plays out various conflicts and revelations between Andronicus and Jamis, with an ending that is unexpected.</span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Book 3 - The Antonine Romans and The Redemption</b></span></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Book 4:</span></span></b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b> The
Antonine Romans and The Tribune's Mission</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZijlAdh18idzThm2tYc15e0oOrhMyU73NALp7VVx76triZue7Xk5nk_87Pwv6ZsYM_yE6TLd55npUZuLP2tvepZ82V9NM8lZTSLCQw2PQYFIYIuggVWXKlD5A2GXVvQGKSYGVf_TEVDc/s500/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+Tribune%2527s+Mission.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="314" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZijlAdh18idzThm2tYc15e0oOrhMyU73NALp7VVx76triZue7Xk5nk_87Pwv6ZsYM_yE6TLd55npUZuLP2tvepZ82V9NM8lZTSLCQw2PQYFIYIuggVWXKlD5A2GXVvQGKSYGVf_TEVDc/w163-h260/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+Tribune%2527s+Mission.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Get the
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</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: red;">You can get the Paperback at <a href="https://amzn.to/34s83wW" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/34s83wW</a></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><i><span> <br /></span></i></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span>Tribune Lacitus must use all his skill if he is to save
himself, his brother Centurion Antallius of Balmuildy Roman Fort and
his father Senior Tribune Rexis of Trimontium Roman Fort.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book 5:</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> The
Antonine Romans and The Gladiators</span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3lYEPS9ysdEON9Kp2I3PcvukcnoAGErKb8wMonfV5E6NEnC45VKK-cHHPPTVZDGFPf_i2LUrBm7Y5HrVRIBY2hgjSE8qLnUMWYXzIFjhOZ-42pIToBvl1tgNLLuwhp-qS2WqhWv_rps/s500/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+Gladiators.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3lYEPS9ysdEON9Kp2I3PcvukcnoAGErKb8wMonfV5E6NEnC45VKK-cHHPPTVZDGFPf_i2LUrBm7Y5HrVRIBY2hgjSE8qLnUMWYXzIFjhOZ-42pIToBvl1tgNLLuwhp-qS2WqhWv_rps/w202-h320/The+Antonine+Romans+and+The+Gladiators.jpg" width="202" /></a></div>Get the
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Gladiator Fight at the Trimontium Amphitheatre, Scottish Borders,
holds the fate of Tribune Lacitus and his family. His brother -
Centurion Antallius has his own battles to overcome with the attack
on Balmuildy Fort. The exciting fifth Novella in The Antonine Romans
Series</span></span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Book 6: The
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direct order from The Emperor - Antoninus Pius for the complete
destruction of Burnswark Hill. Can Jamis be rescued before the brutal
assault? The destruction of Burnswark Hill and the survival of Jamis
with his Negotiation Skills, are seen as vital for success in The
Northern Frontier.</span></span></span></div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Book 7:</span> The
Antonine Romans and Deva: Roman Chester Awaits!</span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJazY5XG8fg95QeOdNXXL_sy-z8XXIhvoN4EzAIH13aKFOG1qE4YNnzikiFfOuEeqhne_ZbNkWdPjEFhFiNfy5B1UuX1l3NZYOzTih5h19XTTWnt1lJhIMFcec0MdzkKtPpU4880EsRQ/s500/The+Antonine+Romans+and+Deva+Roman+Chester+Awaits.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJazY5XG8fg95QeOdNXXL_sy-z8XXIhvoN4EzAIH13aKFOG1qE4YNnzikiFfOuEeqhne_ZbNkWdPjEFhFiNfy5B1UuX1l3NZYOzTih5h19XTTWnt1lJhIMFcec0MdzkKtPpU4880EsRQ/s320/The+Antonine+Romans+and+Deva+Roman+Chester+Awaits.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: red;">Get the Kindle at</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3tjGTn2" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3tjGTn2</a></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span>Get this book at <a href="https://amzn.to/3g8GFeU" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3g8GFeU</a></span></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: black;">Tribune
Lacitus has received new orders to travel to Deva (Roman Chester). His
mission is to save Deva from falling, with an attack from the local
tribe imminent. Can Tribune Lacitus and his brother Centurion Antallius,
survive and succeed?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><font size="3"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b> </b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b> <br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b>With my style of writing, the novellas are best read as a series starting from the beginning and so I decided to include a Compilation Book "The Antonine Series (Books 1 to 3)" of all three stories together, if the reader would prefer to have one ebook/paperback, rather than the three. I priced this Compilation Book to be a little cheaper than buying all three individually as I would like people to complete the trilogy, this being another opportunity to do so.</b><br /><br /><b>And so what is next, I hopefully hear you say? Well, I hope that the whole world buys the three novellas or the Compilation Book, in either the ebook or paperback versions and I am either picked up in a book deal, a film or both! </b><br /><br /><b>As I watch what may be a pig flying past my window or may not, if I have a bit of luck and was actually a plane, the ideas have started for the fourth Antonine Romans novella. What is the title of this fourth novella? Watch this space!</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>The Antonine Series (Books 1 to 3)</b></span></font><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpSSW4Eqyg4xWGxW8iIieoV9VyEH8WSA-IvkGc5bbOO5tspcP_4kYgGU0iDD6aC6AiHu0XMzO60YNc9N_5LgP1vmhvQujyikdiEpWDcDfd5uEiXYwRWFkK1jsDyBcER_tbIgWorz8cro/s1920/Andrew+Boyce+EBook+1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1920" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpSSW4Eqyg4xWGxW8iIieoV9VyEH8WSA-IvkGc5bbOO5tspcP_4kYgGU0iDD6aC6AiHu0XMzO60YNc9N_5LgP1vmhvQujyikdiEpWDcDfd5uEiXYwRWFkK1jsDyBcER_tbIgWorz8cro/w328-h326/Andrew+Boyce+EBook+1-3.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><i>Andrew Boyce Showing Books 1 to 3</i><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red;">Get The Antonine Series 1 to 3 Kindle Edition at</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/2OTWOpF" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://amzn.to/2OTWOpF</span></a><br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><span style="color: red;">Get The Antonine Series 1 to 3 Paperback at</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3hOfeo8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://amzn.to/3hOfeo8</span></a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><b>Best wishes</b><br /><b>Andrew Boyce, Roman Fiction Author</b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="color: red;"><u><b>Links</b></u></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="2"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Roman History on Twitter</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/romanhistory1" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/romanhistory1</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="2"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Roman History Website</span> <a href="http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/</a></b></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;"><b>A Range of Roman History Books can be found at</b></span><br /></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_11.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>http://romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_11.html</b></span></a></span></font></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Copyright <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">© </span></span></span>2020 David Lee<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe border="0" frameborder="0" height="60" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://rcm-eu.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=2&p=26&l=ur1&category=gift_certificates&banner=0ZS2J1W4F5KNEBHAKWR2&f=ifr&linkID=0fed68e57ea2437e6106c06d5e6c4c43&t=allabouthistory-21&tracking_id=allabouthistory-21" style="border: none;" width="468"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-54863727553992646342021-01-06T17:12:00.009+00:002022-11-30T21:13:19.028+00:00Suetonius and The Twelve Caesar's<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Suetonius and The Twelve Caesar's</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus is best known to us as Suetonius. He was a Roman historian and biographer. He is famous for writing about the twelve successive Roman rulers and emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Suetonius was born around the year 69AD, The year of the four Emperors, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. Its likely that Hippo Regius was his birth place, its a small north African town in Numidia, (now Algeria). His family were of the senatorial class and Suetonius was educated in Rome when schools of rhetoric flourished. He studied law and then abandoned this!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The Roman History Blog has a selection of Roman History Books at</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://tinyurl.com/BooksOnRomans" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/BooksOnRomans</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNgRyoCmpHBCuB0oeK2DlrY1G1ok7rsI2srQCEuTg-YplpazdV9J9Fq1vdeCuwJP81xNc-kmms4hXNc9u0DEMZrhlKKWiX-Zn_ugNI0DxCtrFpWyPrdUcTXcD8V_P9Fvf_NzPQzesxPY/s1974/Books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1974" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNgRyoCmpHBCuB0oeK2DlrY1G1ok7rsI2srQCEuTg-YplpazdV9J9Fq1vdeCuwJP81xNc-kmms4hXNc9u0DEMZrhlKKWiX-Zn_ugNI0DxCtrFpWyPrdUcTXcD8V_P9Fvf_NzPQzesxPY/w498-h126/Books.jpg" width="498" /></a></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Some examples of the books listed!</span><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pliny the Younger. A friend of Suetonius, describes him as scholarly and quiet and committed to writing. Pliny introduced Suetonius to Trajan and Hadrian where he enjoyed favour with these two Emperors. Between 110 and 112, Suetonius possibly was on the staff of Pliny whilst he was Proconsul in Asia Minor. Later he became a secretary and director of Imperial archives for Trajan. Under Hadrian, he was the Emperors personal secretary, but was later fired for an alleged affair with Sabina, the Empress.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Twelve Caesar's</span></b></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHLsNwDox09J1kiS0ftvut7UVWgxlOX-fZFPCEBpeH9VyMY7ggjSfWbN3LkWiz3AjOa4DP8kAth5ElmS4o3Fv6iKB6R2ZHT_pn4B8yYjHXvwLfp65Ik0CRypUFSEDmAJDtUJ6BtLV598/s650/Twelve+Caesars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="650" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHLsNwDox09J1kiS0ftvut7UVWgxlOX-fZFPCEBpeH9VyMY7ggjSfWbN3LkWiz3AjOa4DP8kAth5ElmS4o3Fv6iKB6R2ZHT_pn4B8yYjHXvwLfp65Ik0CRypUFSEDmAJDtUJ6BtLV598/w482-h235/Twelve+Caesars.jpg" width="482" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span><b>Image: <a href="http://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2015/10/21/the-twelve-caesars-by-suetonius" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2015/10/21/the-twelve-caesars-by-suetonius<br /></span></a></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Suetonius's famous book that he wrote is the “ De Vita Caesarum' meaning “The Lives of the Caesar's” but we know this as “The Twelve Caesar's”. This was written in 121AD under the rule of emperor Hadrian. He dedicated this book to his friend Gaius Septicius Clarus.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Twelve
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">As private
secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to
the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts)
to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history.
The Twelve Caesars
chronicles the public careers and private lives of the men who
wielded absolute power over Rome, from the foundation of the empire
under Julius Caesar and Augustus to the decline into depravity under
Nero and the recovery that came with his successors. This masterpiece
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presents us with a gallery of vividly drawn - and all too human –
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Other works of Suetonius focus on oratory, politics and daily life of Rome. Most of these are lost with only partial fragments remaining.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Suetonius died after 122 AD</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><u><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><span>Links</span></span></b></span></u></span>
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</div></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The story begins in 7BC Judea with Joshua and his family: his two
daughters (seven-year-old Abigail and fourteen-year-old Ruth), his
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juxtaposed as Ruth and Abigail are. Joshua is certain that he knows
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Abigail’s strength is nourished by love; Ruth’s by hatred. It
is love that enables Abigail to survive her darkest moments. Ruth’s
hatred offers her no protection. For all her sins against innocent
people, Ruth ultimately faces cosmic or divine retribution.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVJ_TKwpJe5ZdaSWPhMM85AH70sOo9EtVBXEq0_2I-ImyOwWquwPvYQE9dlm-aqqvJDxIikAotTlmX-u9iC4pGwkg8ACWIG1bvcmq9SgeJnp_C9bfhfuN1UUb1UhDfUdV4nAMY5Z6z54/s618/author+pic+cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVJ_TKwpJe5ZdaSWPhMM85AH70sOo9EtVBXEq0_2I-ImyOwWquwPvYQE9dlm-aqqvJDxIikAotTlmX-u9iC4pGwkg8ACWIG1bvcmq9SgeJnp_C9bfhfuN1UUb1UhDfUdV4nAMY5Z6z54/s320/author+pic+cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Raven Kamali</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Authors website</span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blueraventales.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">www.blueraventales.com/</span></a><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span> </span></span></span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It was important for Abigail to never sully her hands with Ruth’s
blood. She must remain pure and innocent to the end. In the movie
<i>Ben-Hur </i>(1959)<i>, </i>Judah does not kill Messala despite all
the evil the latter had inflicted on the former. It is divine/cosmic
justice that crushes Messala. Heroes that prevail without engaging
in the cruel actions of their adversaries, and yet either nature or
providence ensures that the world is still just, is a theme that I
find appealing.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; text-indent: 1.27cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>
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</p><div class="western" style="break-before: page; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Roman
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as a teenager and even more so as I grew older. I started my film
career in the 1980’s and script writing ten years ago. I now turn
my scripts into novelettes.</span></b></div><div class="western" style="break-before: page; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJJt6cz4NF8g645WZ75shmX3tue1JLiqoTiIngVaKMhikFq5URmuwt81b_zRm3iLqtgfJRzlezCy0VDQ1UMA81F7_7mBBPoEs-2nuq1cRNBwwa_R54f0Uef3B0qwMvjKpHjMGpm-dX04/s1617/David+Simpson+.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJJt6cz4NF8g645WZ75shmX3tue1JLiqoTiIngVaKMhikFq5URmuwt81b_zRm3iLqtgfJRzlezCy0VDQ1UMA81F7_7mBBPoEs-2nuq1cRNBwwa_R54f0Uef3B0qwMvjKpHjMGpm-dX04/s320/David+Simpson+.JPG" /></a></div></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Author R. David Simpson</span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="break-before: page; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: red;">Authors facebook page </span></span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="break-before: page; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cleoonfilm" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/cleoonfilm</a></span></span></b></span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="break-before: page; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">My first script and
book were called’ CLEOPATRA, QUEEN OF EXILE’. I decided to write
this story after talking to my daughter about Rome and Alexandria. I
chose a particular part of her story that is seldom thought about.
When she was twenty, she was forced to flee Alexandria for Syria, as
her brother-husband was trying to kill her off. She came back to
Alexandria, 15 months later with an Arab army. The rest of the story
is ‘history’ as we have learned from Shakespeare and Hollywood!</span></b></div><div class="western" style="break-before: page; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Book 1: Cleopatra, Queen of Exile</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3-imuWsZ2pdRaTpLnu9py9VQDYEAGHcyAL6WmAcfPFv5j_svMRXM7gKa5H56qpdfxXgpBKc1tiyhgaalSwa1CfsOdneAieGg8nQ8_51C9LM6FxTQ5Nj4iq3ILt_GWxu6w-jzCVm_e2E/s1645/Cleo-screen+shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1645" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3-imuWsZ2pdRaTpLnu9py9VQDYEAGHcyAL6WmAcfPFv5j_svMRXM7gKa5H56qpdfxXgpBKc1tiyhgaalSwa1CfsOdneAieGg8nQ8_51C9LM6FxTQ5Nj4iq3ILt_GWxu6w-jzCVm_e2E/w566-h253/Cleo-screen+shot.jpg" width="566" /></a></div></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get the
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book at <a href="https://amzn.to/3meagTp" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3meagTp</a></span></b></span></div><div></div></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">CLEOPATRA, QUEEN OF EXILE. Cleopatra is an Infinitely vain, highly intelligent, cunning, a gambler, seductive, queen but over underestimates her brother. When it looks like she’ll soon lose her head, she gets her servants to spirit her out of her palace at night – hidden in a rolled-up rug. and loses her crown to her husband-brother, Ptolemy.Once safely on the road in the desert with a small contingent of loyal servants, she struggles to raise an army to retake her throne. Cleopatra is unused to desert life and is forced to put up with hardships and indignities her privileged upbringing has ill prepared her for. On top of that, she’s forced to stoop to dealing with the lowly desert King Azar in order to find an army for her cause. Well before Cleopatra flees, Greek Oligarchy's wives, who pull the strings from behind the scenes in Rome, manipulate a Roman General, Julius Caesar, to invade Europe for their own profit and his. Caesar then takes matters into his own hands and seeks to use his new wealth to manipulate Cleopatra for his own interests posing as Cleopatra 's benefactor so that he can gain Egypt and Rome at one time. Cleopatra has her own ideas about who is going to manipulate who. After 16 months on the run and just when she succeeds in raising an army, Cleopatra learns that the Romans, led by Julius Caesar, have intervened in Egypt. Carried in the rolled-up rug, Cleopatra returns to throw herself at Caesar’s mercy. </span></i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The second book ‘THE
WALL’ – takes place in 410 AD and is about two teenagers and
their families who, with other families and soldiers are ordered to
leave ‘Hadrian’s Wall’ in England and march back to Rome. The
story records their trials and tribulations as they move from England
to Gaul to Italy and face the dangers of tribes that realize that
something is drastically wrong, as the occupiers leave Western
Europe, never to return.<span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span></span></span></b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Book 2: The wall</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCOf5JG85xSggho0XThdwiU21lVJSJuA3OILOtpoig-gFqRvMXJ2ZeOzoOTiw8aglA0QgQ3gKRU7eGoCOgiICUy1HAQmfExmNVJqjddpLUBDLLdRxZyZUcDdWjcbAavDIlb5BSdIb7qM/s832/5.5x8.5_TheWallFinal-01-01-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="832" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCOf5JG85xSggho0XThdwiU21lVJSJuA3OILOtpoig-gFqRvMXJ2ZeOzoOTiw8aglA0QgQ3gKRU7eGoCOgiICUy1HAQmfExmNVJqjddpLUBDLLdRxZyZUcDdWjcbAavDIlb5BSdIb7qM/w562-h425/5.5x8.5_TheWallFinal-01-01-01.jpg" width="562" /></a></div></span></span></b><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get the
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year 410 AD. The Roman Army commander in ENGLAND, wakes up and finds
orders to evacuate all troops and families,immediately.Two Roman
teenagers of different class, cross paths and work together to
survive the march home.</i></span></div> <b><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;"> <br /></span></span></b></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif;">I
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Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-77297056384833081012020-12-13T12:35:00.001+00:002020-12-13T12:37:02.781+00:00A Military Life of Constantine the Great<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A Military
Life of Constantine the Great</span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY7W-vyAlT8rE7KdzbjSCAaLGx3wRxVtBgOEwaRHPFHIvMp-h6kSeIxzmIibLz8XN6EgLjjh0sp5GAGKOn5zrNKpvQKfF8STLFgT7XtmeMZJDOTybMT8aCCPZmPKX-HHIaKuoKp48xeI/s499/A+Military+Life+of+Constantine+the+Great.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPY7W-vyAlT8rE7KdzbjSCAaLGx3wRxVtBgOEwaRHPFHIvMp-h6kSeIxzmIibLz8XN6EgLjjh0sp5GAGKOn5zrNKpvQKfF8STLFgT7XtmeMZJDOTybMT8aCCPZmPKX-HHIaKuoKp48xeI/s320/A+Military+Life+of+Constantine+the+Great.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span>Get this
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Constantine I's claim to lasting fame rests upon his sponsorship of
Christianity, and many works have been published assessing whether
his apparent conversion was a real religious experience or a cynical
political manoeuvre. However his path to sole rule of the Roman
Empire depended more upon the ruthless application of military might
than upon his espousal of Christianity. He fought numerous campaigns,
many of them against Roman rivals for Imperial power, most famously
defeating Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. In this new
study, Ian Hughes assesses whether Constantine would have deserved
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the epithet depends upon the gratitude of Christian historians. All
of Constantine's campaigns are narrated and his strategic and
tactical decisions analysed. The organization, strengths and
weaknesses of the Roman army he inherited are described and the
effect of both his and his predecessors' reforms discussed. The
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Roman Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04593511591196110730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068119256589520804.post-3496749305609979462020-11-26T12:37:00.005+00:002022-11-30T21:14:04.009+00:00Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span><span><span style="color: red;">Book Review </span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="color: blue;"><span><span><span style="color: red;">by the Roman History Blog</span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span>Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">by Marc
Hyden</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This book
charters the rise of Romulus from his beginnings. He was the son of
the god Mars, according to legend and a member of the Alba Longa's
royal household. Romulus was left for dead on the bank of the River
Tiber but the gods had other plans for him. The river carried him
away but he managed to scramble back to the side where he was suckled
by a she-wolf. Romulus founded Rome after he murdered his brother
Remus.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This book
explains the Trojan War and how Rome was born out of the fallout of
this war. It tells the life story of Romulus and Remus, how they grew
up and left Alba Longa to form their own colony. It explains who
killed Remus and the outcome. Romulus may not of killed Remus
directly! The book explains what Romulus did after the death of
Remus. He had to deal with an epidemic and consulted an oracle to
learn how to bring-round the angry gods and to stop this plague. An
epidemic - sounds familiar!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The book
details Romulus's building of Rome with two possible dates and its
location. It also discusses King Romulus's running of Rome, how it
dealt with its neighbours especially the Sabines and Caeninenses.
Tatius was the king of the Sabines and joint-ruler of Rome with
Romulus for several years before his death and this is well covered. The author also describes how women were treated in this period
and that Romulus made a few concessions but also introduced new laws
on marriage and morality.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Romulus
died in his mid 50's but why didn't his son rise to the position of
King? The author Marc Hyden explains why in detail giving the reader
an important insight into possible reasons why!</span></b>
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Rome elevated to power, which the Romans believed in. If you are
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>According to legend, Romulus was born to a Vestal Virgin and left for
dead as an infant near the Tiber River. His life nearly ended as quickly
as it began, but fate had other plans. A humble shepherd rescued the
child and helped raise him into manhood. As Romulus grew older, he
fearlessly engaged in a series of perilous adventures that ultimately
culminated in Rome's founding, and he became its fabled first king.
Establishing a new city had its price, and Romulus was forced to defend
the nascent community. As he tirelessly safeguarded Rome, Romulus proved
that he was a competent leader and talented general. Yet, he also
harboured a dark side, which reared its head in many ways and tainted
his legacy, but despite all of his misdeeds, redemption and subsequent
triumphs were usually within his grasp. Indeed, he is an example of how
greatness is sometimes born of disgrace. Regardless of his foreboding
flaws, Rome allegedly existed because of him and became massively
successful. As the centuries passed, the Romans never forgot their
celebrated founder. This is the story that many ancient Romans believed.</b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="CENTER" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><u><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Links</span></span></b></span></u></span></div>
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new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome's Great
Fire-and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire According
to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial
capital on the night of July 19, AD 64 and fiddled while the city
burned. It's a story that has been told for more than two
millennia-and it's likely that almost none of it is true. In Rome Is
Burning, distinguished Roman historian Anthony Barrett sets the
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of the Great Fire of Rome, its immediate aftermath, and its damaging
longterm consequences for the Roman world. Drawing on remarkable new
archaeological discoveries and sifting through all the literary
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argues that the disaster was a turning point in Roman history, one
that ultimately led to the fall of Nero and the end of the dynasty
that began with Julius Caesar. Rome Is Burning tells how the fire
destroyed much of the city and threw the population into panic. It
describes how it also destroyed Nero's golden image and provoked a
financial crisis and currency devaluation that made a permanent
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shows visible traces of the fire's destruction. Finally, the book
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Tullius Cicero was born on the 3</span><sup><span style="font-size: medium;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;">
of January 106 BC at Arpinum in central Italy into a wealthy family
of the equestrian order. He was educated in Rome where he studied law
and also studied rhetoricians and philosophers in Greece. Cicero
became a scholar, lawyer and statesman in the Roman republic, later
becoming a consul and the Governor of Cilicia (southern
(Mediterranean) coast of Turkey). He is known as one of Rome's
greatest orators. Cicero joined the army briefly before embarking on
his law career. He would take on risky cases and would win them and
this made him quite famous!</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cicero Selected Works</span></b></span>
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Kindle Edition at <a href="https://amzn.to/33Purkx" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/33Purkx</a></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Lawyer,
philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a
master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and
strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European
literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of
politics, philosophy, and faith. This selection demonstrates the
diversity of his writings, and includes letters to friends and
statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic
Against Antony; and his two most famous philosophical treatises, On
Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years.
Written at a time of brutal political and social change, Cicero's
lucid ethical writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal
tradition in political and moral thought that continues to this day.</i></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Cicero
believed strongly in the Roman Republic and when he was made consul
in 63BC he tried to stop the Republic being overthrown. He accused
Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) of leading a plot to overthrow the
Roman Senate. The Catiline or Catilinarian Orations are a set of
speeches given to the Roman Senate. The senate bestowed the tittle
Pater Patriae, meaning "Father of the Country" onto Cicero.</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp3IgIfrNNPdFwAsi5dgeGQcDfa7tqiafICvQXdM8VJAmeiEMz_Q0rwyukiFivYJ6c09nBnwGmXgoGG5N3T404_t6pcCL2jypBEEJz32uP3iyGcsA3GKc2CpB6xYSL_ikm5GRgUlaG7Q/s800/Cicero+Denounces+Catiline%252C+fresco+by+Cesare+Maccari%252C+1882%25E2%2580%259388+Pic+Wikipedia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIp3IgIfrNNPdFwAsi5dgeGQcDfa7tqiafICvQXdM8VJAmeiEMz_Q0rwyukiFivYJ6c09nBnwGmXgoGG5N3T404_t6pcCL2jypBEEJz32uP3iyGcsA3GKc2CpB6xYSL_ikm5GRgUlaG7Q/s320/Cicero+Denounces+Catiline%252C+fresco+by+Cesare+Maccari%252C+1882%25E2%2580%259388+Pic+Wikipedia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i>Cicero Denounces Catiline, fresco by Cesare Maccari, 1882–88</i></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture </span></i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wikipedia</span></i></span></span></i></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Caesar was
an ambitious politician and was part of a powerful alliance known as
the First Triumvirate which included Pompey and Marcus Licinius
Crassus. Caesar had asked Cicero to join this but Cicero refused
making himself an enemy of Caesar. Cicero was frightened of Caesar's
ambition for power. Caesar had Cicero exiled from Rome in 56BC but he
returned a year later.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">During the
civil war of Caesar and Pompey, Cicero fled Rome again. Caesar had
taken control of the city and had become dictator of Rome. Cicero was
pardoned by Caesar and he was allowed back to Rome. In 44BC when
Caesar was assassinated, Cicero was not disappointed and he lead the
Senate to try and re-establish the Roman Republic.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>The
Republic and The Laws</b></span></span></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig85VMsf652VEeQqsmKXwnBLxWsxPA8e1Yr7yxHc5I4WQQx7Poj9PNLVr38wlVvYoNutqt_xOt0I479O0JRU8AQD0-K8HcSXTr9rv0r6YhnB1uC0Uon0o_AyAcJkZmnOT04uPsDIXgr78/s499/The+Republic+and+The+Laws+by+Cicero.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig85VMsf652VEeQqsmKXwnBLxWsxPA8e1Yr7yxHc5I4WQQx7Poj9PNLVr38wlVvYoNutqt_xOt0I479O0JRU8AQD0-K8HcSXTr9rv0r6YhnB1uC0Uon0o_AyAcJkZmnOT04uPsDIXgr78/s320/The+Republic+and+The+Laws+by+Cicero.jpg" /></a></div></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get the
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<i>The Republic</i> is an
impassioned plea for responsible governement written just before the
civil war that ended the Roman Republic in a dialogue following
Plato. Drawing on Greek political theory, the work embodies the
mature reflections of a Roman ex-consul on the nature of political
organization, on justice in society, and on the qualities needed in a
statesman. Its sequel, <i>The Laws</i>,
expounds the influential doctrine of Natural Law, which applies to
all mankind, and sets out an ideal code for a reformed Roman
Republic, already half in the realm of utopia.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Cicero was
a staunch opponent of Mark Antony. Antony was one of the leading men
wanting to fill the power vacuum after Caesar's death. Antony,
Octavian and Lepidus, formed the second Triumvirate and took control
of Rome and they sought out their enemies. They declared Cicero a
public enemy and killed him in 43BC and his final words were "there
is nothing proper about what you are doing, soldier, but do try to
kill me properly." Cicero's head and hands were cut off and
nailed to the Rostra of the Forum Romanum.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The
writings of Cicero would have influenced many writers for generations
to come and Historians would have learned a lot about the Roman
government at this time even if his politics were not always popular.
He wrote many works relating to philosophy, such as </span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">On
the Republic, On Invention, </span></i><span style="font-size: medium;">and</span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">
On the Orator</span></i><span style="font-size: medium;">. His son Marcus became a
consul in 30 BC.</span></b></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Treatises
on Friendship and Old Age</span></b></span></p><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Ancient Stoic Principles</span></b></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleAxbObOenVsWCwOsE8qHMhuDOLXeMLwy7xt1tdz0Nkk7cwPS7JUlZR1ttR-boVuHs2XADZ-qsETTqJzSojNsKs4De8PaPdOH5wHRG1G5Z8cACr2iGWTLwFYYK6ZUQI-o_vfYovR_xk8/s499/Treatises+on+Friendship+and+Old+Age.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleAxbObOenVsWCwOsE8qHMhuDOLXeMLwy7xt1tdz0Nkk7cwPS7JUlZR1ttR-boVuHs2XADZ-qsETTqJzSojNsKs4De8PaPdOH5wHRG1G5Z8cACr2iGWTLwFYYK6ZUQI-o_vfYovR_xk8/s320/Treatises+on+Friendship+and+Old+Age.jpg" /></a></div></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get this
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Marcus
Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer and Academic Skeptic
philosopher who played an important role in the politics of the late
Republic and vainly tried to uphold republican principles during the
political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.
His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and
politics, and he is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and
prose stylists. This is his reflection of experience and wisdom on
friendship and old age.</i></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
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greatest Roman orator of his time, Cicero delivered over one hundred
speeches in the law courts, in the senate and before the people of
Rome. He was also a philosopher, a patriot and a private man. While
his published speeches preserve scandalous accounts of the murder,
corruption and violence that plagued Rome in the first century BC,
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personality and his reactions to events as they unravelled around him
events, he thought, which threatened to destabilize the system of
government he loved and establish a tyranny over Rome. From his rise
to power as a self-made man, Cicero's career took him through the
years of Sulla, and the civil war between Pompey and Caesar, to his
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and times from his rise to prominence until his brutal death.
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glossary, a guide to Greek and Roman authors and maps, the volume
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explanation of Cicero's works. Organized chronologically and
according to some of his most famous speeches, Cicero
will appeal to anyone with an interest in Roman history, oratory and
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