It’s been way too long since I posted an author interview on this blog, but finally found a great candidate. Melanie McDonald just published an acclaimed new literary historical novel Eronemos about Emperor Hadrian’s doomed young lover Antinous. From the back: Eros and Thanatos converge in this story of a glorious youth, an untimely death, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘roman’
Author Interview and Giveaway: “Eromenos” by Melanie McDonald
Posted in Books, Fiction, Free stuff, Interviews, tagged antinous, eromenos, hadrian, historical fiction, interviews, melanie mcdonald, roman on March 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
History in the News: Italy’s Woes, Roman Recycling and Forensic Genetics
Posted in History in the News, tagged archaeology, etruscan, history in the news, roman, vikings on December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The recession is hitting our historical heritage hard. Governments all over the world are cutting back on staff, delaying maintenance on existing sites, allowing sites to “disappear” in the name of progress or jobs. National Geographic has a slide show of twelve ancient landmarks on the verge of vanishing. Many of the stories in this [...]
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 [...]
