Well, yes and no. According to this Roman floor mosaic found in Pompeii and preserved in the Naples National Archeological Museum,...

Before the Second-Century BCE, all free Roman citizens, whether male or female, wore the toga, a semi-circular blanket of...

The answer is yes but rarely. Gladiatrices (the singular is gladiatrix) are the female counterpart of male gladiators. They may have...

Readers have been asking me about Miriam’s clothing, in particular about her himation, a garment that originated in Ancient Greece. ...

I’ve been working on THE DEADLIEST SPORT, the third book in the Miriam bat Isaac Mystery Series, the one that illuminates Miriam’s...

In THE DEADLIEST HATE, the second book in the Miriam bat Isaac series, Binyamin, Miriam’s brother and the type of gladiator known as a...

By the first century CE, the ports and roads of the Roman Empire were humming with commercial travelers, government personnel, military...

1. Why was Miriam so intent on recovering the scrolls? 2. Why did Binyamin want to become a gladiator? 3. How was Isaac both a...

I’ve been giving presentations about THE DEADLIEST LIE. I tell about the origin of my protagonist, Miriam bat Isaac, and show slides to...

On October 21, I was a guest at a Book and Author Luncheon for the New York City Chapter of Sharon Hadassah, and I'm looking forward this...