Top New History Books of 2023: Ancient Rome, Civil War, and More

Top New History Books of 2023: Ancient Rome, Civil War, and More

The publishing world continues to bet on history. Perhaps this 2023 vintage has not been an extremely prosperous vintage, but very good essays by established authors and young researchers have landed in bookstores that present novel approaches to Ancient Rome o to Civil war. Here is a list of some of the books that we … Read more

Domina: A Brutally Realistic Portrayal of Ancient Rome

Domina: A Brutally Realistic Portrayal of Ancient Rome

Beyond the spectacular technical advances, the great difference between the traditional Hollywood peplum (Kirk Douglas in Spartacus looks like he just came out of a men’s hair salon) and current productions about Rome (Russell Crowe in Gladiator, on the other hand, had encountered the closed barbershop), is that the latter are filmed devoid of any … Read more