ALEXANDRINE GLASS BEADS
Alexandria was the center for manufacturing glass during the Roman Era, especially the production of those mosaic beads now known as...
WHAT’S COOKING?
If you went on a smell tour of the Roman Empire, you’d have to visit a garum factory. Garum is a fermented fish sauce made to enhance the...
Do you have a chimera?
The Chimera, according to Greek mythology, is a female fire-breathing monster, a lion in her forepart, a goat in the middle, and a dragon...
WHAT IS PARCHMENT?
I remember riding in the family car to my college graduation. To pass the time, my brother and I played “Twenty Questions.” He stumped me...
RESEARCHING ANCIENT GREEK VASES
In THE DEADLIEST FEVER, scheduled for release next fall, a visiting sage from the Holy Land comes to Alexandria with his daughter and her...
WHO WAS THE CAPTAIN’S DINNER COMPANION?
In THE DEADLIEST FEVER, due for release next fall, Miriam wonders whether the sea captain died of a heart attack from his usual excesses...
STOP MAKING GOLD; INSTEAD FIND MEDICINES
Paracelsus (1493—1541) was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and astrologer. If you’re surprised that one person could be a student of those...
THE MAGIC OF ART
Hippocrates was the Greek physician (460–370 BC) credited with establishing a theory for the practice of medicine that was distinct from...
Answering Another Question
“Yes, Lisa. I see you have another question.” “You say the Mediterranean ports were open from only March through November —” “Well,...