Category: Rome

• Conference Interview – Ruth Downie

  Rebekah Simmers has been interviewing writers who are presenting at the HNS 2024 UK Conference RS: We are so thrilled that you will be joining us for the HNS 2024 UK Conference! What are you looking forward to about the conference? Can you share a teaser for your presentation? RD: I haven’t been to the…

  rmsims1002

  September 3, 2024

  historical fiction, Rome

  authorinterview, conference, historicalfiction, historicalnovelsociety, hns2024, romanhistoricalfiction, ruthdownie, ruthdownieauthor, takingtheromanspublic, writing, writingconference

• Conference Interview – Alison Morton

  Rebekah Simmers has been interviewing writers who are presenting at the HNS 2024 UK Conference RS: We are so thrilled that you will be joining us for the HNS 2024 UK Conference! What are you looking forward to about the conference? Can you share a teaser for your presentation? AM: As a history nerd, I’m…

  rmsims1002

  August 20, 2024

  alternative history fiction, Rome

  Alison Morton, Roman fiction, writing

• What does it mean to be Roman? by Alison Morton

  What do you see in your mind’s eye when somebody says ‘Roman’? asks Alison Morton. A Roman soldier in segmented armour, a senator in a purple striped toga, a Roman matron in stola and palla? Or perhaps Vorenus, Pullo and Atia of the Julii from HBO’s Rome or Russell Crowe aka Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator.  Or maybe the rather bizarre series Britannia with David…

  Tracey Warr

  February 28, 2024

  Rome

  ancient-rome, historical fiction, history, Roman fiction, roman-empire, Rome