Forensic Evidence From Roman Times
In a previous blog, I wrote about how a Roman defense attorney used evidence from blood spatters to clear his client of a murder charge....
An Egyptian Tradition
Herbs played a major part in Egyptian medicine. For example, Egyptians thought garlic aided endurance and therefore consumed large...
A Jaw-Dropping Ring!
Emeralds, like all colored gemstones, are graded using the four Cs: color, clarity, cut, and carat weight. For the emerald, color is the...
Persian Rugs Communicate Luxury
In “The Mistress,” a story in The Deadliest Deceptions, a collection of my latest Miriam bat Isaac stories, Judah warns Miriam to have...
Can You Guess The Use Of This Stick?
A sponge stick was a hygienic tool used by the ancient Romans. To clean it, the sponge was washed in a bucket with water and salt or...
An Ancient Illness
In “Revenge”, a Miriam bat Isaac story in The Deadliest Deceptions, Phoebe asks Miriam about an ill sailor: “What was wrong with him?”...
That Fabulous Dye, Tyrian Purple
The process of making Tyrian purple dye was long, difficult and expensive. Tens of thousands of tiny snails had to be found, their shells...
The Cardo Maximus
In “The Guest”, a story in The Deadliest Deceptions, Gershon explains to Miriam that he has an old friend staying with him, a man he once...
Morpheus: The Greek God of Dreams and Nightmares
The last line of “The Guest,” one of the nine short stories in The Deadliest Deceptions, reads: “Closing his heavily lidded eyes, he slid...
This Old Rag, Part II
Don’t let this model fool you. She did not pick this old rag off a rack at Walmart’s. This garment was unveiled in 2022 at the...