Ancient Roman Souvenirs from Hadrian’s Wall

Ancient Roman Souvenirs from Hadrian’s Wall

You know how we go on vacation and buy souvenirs to remember that special time? Ancient Roman souvenirs that date to the time of Hadrian’s wall have been discovered, suggesting that high-ranking soldiers and officers did the very same thing. Roman Emperor...
Staffordshire Hoard, Biblical Inscription

Staffordshire Hoard, Biblical Inscription

Of the more than 1500 gold and silver items found in the Staffordshire hoard, none have elicited more interest, excitement and speculation that this one. It’s a thin band of gold inscribed in misspelled Latin, with a scripture from Num. 10:35 Surge domine et...
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

To all my friends and family I wish a blessed Thanksgiving. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who...
Staffordshire Hoard

Staffordshire Hoard

Some new photos of the Staffordshire hoard discovered in July of this year have been published. In the words of Leslie Webster, Department of Prehistory in the British Museum: “This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England…as radically, if...
Wax Tablets and Ancient Writing Implements

Wax Tablets and Ancient Writing Implements

In my second novel, The Fury of Dragons, my character, the slave girl Eleri, is learning to read and write Latin. To practice, she writes her translations out on wax tablets. These were slim sheets of wood with a thin poured layer of wax. The pointed end of a stylus...
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