Believe it or not, alchemical societies are alive today and dedicated toward the study of alchemy and early chemistry. I located a...

Readers of The Deadliest Lie and The Deadliest Hate often comment on their having been transported to Ancient Alexandria, that the words...

In The Deadliest Lie, Miriam bat Isaac’s brother Binyamin leaves Alexandria to become a gladiator. In The Deadliest Hate, she watches him...

​Natron is a naturally occurring mixture of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate found in the dry lake beds of arid environments. In Ancient...

​Roman women wore a profusion of custom-made, hand-crafted jewelry including earrings, bracelets, amulets, necklaces, pendants, rings—and...

If you gagged last week when you heard that bulls’ urine was used to treat thinning hair, then stop right here because today’s blog is...

An upper-class Roman woman's hairstyle was an indication of her wealth and status. Only she could afford the time and servants necessary...

Egyptian queens during the reign of the Ptolemies had more power and honor than the kings. Likewise, ordinary wives ruled their husbands....

Luna’s painting depicts the bloody carcasses of gladiators as they’re about to be dragged through the Porta Libitinaria (The Gate of...

Contrary to the way the word sounds, a vomitorium is not gross at all. It’s a passageway for entering and leaving a stadium or theater....