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....

In both The Deadliest Lie and The Deadliest Sport, the reader hears of the complex array of taxes imposed on all males (slaves included)...

In Chapter 7 of The Deadliest Lie, Miriam explains why the Jewish quarter of Alexandria is the finest residential district in the city:...

Transforming base metals like copper into gold was a major focus for Alexandrian alchemists such as Maria Hebrea (a. k. a. Miriam bat...

On July 27, BookDaily.com featured my blog on writing effective dialogue. http://www.bookdaily.com/authorresource/blog/post/1697330...

Egypt became the personal property of the emperor of Rome following the Battle of Actium on September 2, 31 BCE, the decisive...

Are you insulted? Don’t be. When asked why he bathed once a day, a Roman emperor replied, "Because I do not have the time to bathe twice...

Binyamin, outfitted with a mule and carriage, traveled the length of the oldest span of the Appian Way, the approximately 130-mile course...

In THE DEADLIEST LIE, Binyamin, Miriam bat Isaac’s twin brother, has dreams of becoming a gladiator. And so he travels from Alexandria,...

In The Deadliest Lie, Miriam bat Isaac’s twin brother Binyamin sails to Rome and then treks along the Appian Way to Capua to enroll in...