2011-12-19 22:26
'Tis the season to be jolly, to buy shiny crap and to bake stuff, so watch out for the cookie monsters. They actually smell a lot better than they look. And they taste like Jamaican rum with… Read More
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2011-09-13 08:19
I don't think I've made this confession before on this blog, but I've been working in the translation industry for the past 6 years. More specifically, in the software localization industry… Read More
2011-08-06 13:47
I am a huge, huge fan of Robert Harris, and I strongly believe he is one of the best contemporary British novelists – and there's some stiff competition out there. So imagine how thril… Read More
2011-08-05 13:36
Many people commit crime for money, some for love, and then there are those who'd go at extreme lengths for fame. But what does it take to become a successful criminal, if your goal is just… Read More
2011-08-04 11:40
I got a gig to write about the literary image of Dionysus, and I was pretty excited about it all. I rarely get paid to write about what I like and know, and this seemed a rare opportunity… Read More
2011-08-04 10:53
The storyline was undoubtedly familiar to the public of the time, as it should be to modern audiences as well. Dionysus, the god in human form, comes up on stage in the very beginning to det… Read More
2011-08-01 11:36
You know anyone who still uses the Latin language today? Except for your Latin teacher, I mean. There are quite a few bands out there, and here's my very personal top 10 songs with Latin lyr… Read More
2011-08-01 08:26
In modern day Romania, once a border province of the Roman Empire, archaeologists working to uncover a Roman fort stumble upon a mass grave. As the bones surface, former political prisoners… Read More
2011-07-19 20:13
In my previous post I mentioned Iggy Pop in a weird analogy, but that reminded me of something I've been meaning to say for quite some time now. As you all (should) know, Iggy has an album c… Read More
2011-07-19 14:48
It was around 70 BC and the Roman Republic was getting ready for its dying years when a new type of theatrical representation gathered popularity in the city: the mime. It was a show that in… Read More
2011-06-27 11:47
There's nothing like the boredom of hot summer months. Makes you do the darnedest things, like watch Hollywood movies set in ancient times. You know they're gonna stink, but you watch them a… Read More
2011-06-24 06:22
Yes, I know, I have a fixation with ancient plumbing and toilets. Is it creepy that I find them entertaining? Especially the ancient Roman toilets, where people could have a nice chat and ca… Read More
2011-06-03 13:53
Did you miss part I – Differences Between Aphrodite and Venus? Go check it out. It took a while before Rome adopted Venus, but when it did, it went all the way. Like most Roman gods… Read More
2011-06-02 14:04
That's a siren for you: a reversed muse, a degenerate mermaid, a harpy with a harp. C'mon, the harpy with a harp part is funny. To begin with, the sirens looked like harpies: half women &nd&hell…Read More
2011-06-01 15:27
Who doesn't like news from the sewers? Ancient Roman sewers, that is, and some toilets and aqueducts and everything you need to flush properly. Archaeologists have recently uncovered one of… Read More
2011-05-18 13:56
Aphrodite and Venus... the only good excuse Renaissance artists had for depicting naked females. But I must say, not my favorite goddesses from the bunch – I'll tell you why some other… Read More
2011-05-09 14:13
I'm quite good at starting the review of a series with the most illogical item. So, keeping up with a good tradition, A Murder on the Appian Way is the fifth volume in Steven Saylor's &ldquo&hell…Read More
2011-05-02 10:23
I write likeWilliam ShakespeareI Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!This was the third attempt to have my writing analyzed on this site, but well worth it… Read More
2011-03-03 15:02
Take a day off from history and unplug with a smart book.And what can be smarted than a book about the human mind? Find a wide selection of books and reviews available on Mind Stories - a si… Read More
2011-03-02 13:55
History is all about finding pieces of the great puzzle, answers to fundamental questions, and solutions to timeless problems. Like constipation. What, you think emperors don't get constipat… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Are you thinking of getting a hieroglyph tattoo? Maybe an eye of Horus, or an ankh, or your name in a cartouche? Don't. It's disrespectful towards a great culture and all that, but also, bec… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Chronicle of the Roman Republic by Philip Matyszak presents the lives and times of Roman rulers from Romulus to Augustus, in an accessible and colorful way. The book is part of the Chron… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Some people take knots seriously.For instance, the Hercules knot, which is a simple, square knot, used to tie a rope around something... basically what knots do, when they're left alone to b… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In 48 BC, Rome is holding its breath, waiting for the outcome of the conflict between Caesar and Pompey. Nobody knows which side to take, everybody expects a bloodshed, irrespective of the w… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Have you ever wanted to recruit an army of philosophers, that can do some serious damage against ordinary legionaries, by dazzling and confusing them with complex theorems? Well, I hadn't &n&hell…Read More
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