Given of the god, Given to the god, Taken by the god in…

“The truth is heavier than a sword.”

— Naiyem Chowdhury Rony

“What you seem so unwilling to accept, even now, is this: that the ideals which supported the old Republic had no correspondence to the…

— John Williams

“Governor Paetus...’ Lupus closed his eyes that we might not read the rage in them. ‘Governor Paetus has informed us that he will return…

— M.C. Scott

“Cum dignitate otium”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“When you fear nothing, you have nothing to fear”

— S.F. Chandler

From food trucks to hot dog stands to county fair favorites, 'street food' has enjoyed a rich and storied history in American cuisine. However,…

— Homaro Cantu

“The hermit, without access to the news of the day, owes it to himself to be up to date on the doings of ancient…

— Sylvain Tesson

“Marcus woke again to find Sanga lying asleep on his bed, and he quietly climbed off his own mattress, standing still for a moment…

— Anthony Riches

If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for…

— Gwyneth Paltrow

“Julius waited stone-faced as the other centurions scattered to their centuries, eager to make sure their men were ready for a forced march, none…

— Anthony Riches

“It would have been easy to ask, then, ‘What of this Eagle?’, to have wheedled out of them all they knew: where it was…

— M.C. Scott

“My tongue tasted like a gladiator's jockstrap [Marcus Corvinus after a night out]”

— David Wishart

I write about times and places I would visit in a time machine, like ancient Rome or the Wild West.

— Caroline Lawrence

I was born in England and went to school there. That's when I discovered my undying passion for history - not just for the…

— Virginia Henley

“The fervor and single-mindedness of this deification probably have no precedent in history. It's not like Duvalier or Assad passing the torch to the…

— Christopher Hitchens