Tag: ancient-rome

• 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