Forensic Autopsies
Autopsies to study anatomy were performed in Alexandria at least as early as the third century BCE. But the first report of a forensic...
Sidle up to a Stranger, But Make Sure Your Coin Purse is Secure
In The Deadliest Lie, Miriam spots her brother sitting at a table behind a tankard of henket, steamy hunks of cardamom bread, and skewers...
Torsion: An Ancient Method For Producing Olive Oil
How old is the torsion method? It is depicted on various Egyptian wall paintings, the earliest known example going back almost 5000...
Forensic Dentistry In Miriam's Time
The word forensics, the techniques used to detect the commission of a crime, is related to the word “forum” because the Romans tried...
The Silkworm Is Not A Worm!
The silkworm is actually the larva (caterpillar) stage of a moth. So, that makes the silkworm an insect. It spins itself in a silk cocoon...
Ostia, The Port Of Ancient Rome
In The Deadliest Lie, Miriam eavesdropped on Binyamin when his sponsor, the illustrious retired gladiator Sergius, made plans for the...
It Looks Like Murder, Phoebe
In “The Dagger,” a story in The Deadliest Deceptions, Miriam’s deputy Phoebe and Professor Jason, the physician from the medical school,...
The River Styx
The first story in The Deadliest Deceptions, a collection of Miriam bat Isaac stories to be published this fall, is “Believing is...
The Precious Sandalwood Tree
In The Deadliest Lie, we see that although Miriam is betrothed to Noah, she falls in love with Judah, a jeweler with a shop in...
Who Were The Gorgon Sisters?
Initially, the Gorgons were described as three powerful winged demons, with swine-like tusks, talons for feet, an iconic head of hair...