Empire:The Novel of Imperial Rome continues the story of the Pinarius family chronicled in Steven Saylor’s earlier novel Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome. In the earlier book, we followed the aristocratic family from the founding of Rome through the Republican years. Empire picks up at the end of Augustus’ reign and concludes at the [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Book Review – “Empire: The Novel of Imperial Rome” by Steven Saylor
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reviews, tagged book review, empire, fiction, roman empire, steven saylor on August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
History in the News: Pyroclastic Clouds, Dead Dogs, and Ads on the Coliseum
Posted in History, History in the News, tagged archaeology, britain, coliseum, gladiators, pompeii, roman, thrace on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve said on my About page, I’m a history junkie and science geek. I love the intersection of these two disciplines: DNA markers that trace humankind’s exodus from Africa, isotope analysis of teeth and bones that tell us where and when ancient people grew up and what they ate, UV light to fluoresce bones [...]
Book Review – “Imperium: a Novel of Ancient Rome” by Robert Harris
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reviews, tagged book review, historical fiction, imperium, robert harris, roman empire on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Imperium is the first in a trilogy of novels about the life and times of Marcus Tullius Cicero, one of Republican Rome’s most famous orators and politicians. The book is narrated by Tiro, Cicero’s slave and secretary, many years after Cicero’s death. Tiro existed and is thought to have lived to be a hundred years [...]
