As many of you know, Spartacus and his men escaped from the gladiator school in Capua. They ecamped first to the top of Vesuvius, which lay nearby to the southeast. In 73 BC, it was known only as a mountain, and the haunt of the gods, [Read more…] about Vesuvius slumbers for now…
A second post, because
my falcata sword, made by the incredible Iain at Armour Class is finished! 🙂 I haven’t got it yet, as the scabbard isn’t dry (the wet leather has to be stretched over the wooden frame and then dry), but he emailed me a photo this evening. [Read more…] about A second post, because
A non-Roman post
Not my normal type of post, but the concert I went to last night was so amazing, that I feel the need to mention it. Pink Floyd’s The Wall hadn’t been performed for over 29 years in London – until 2 nights ago. [Read more…] about A non-Roman post
Hannibal and Spartacus meet – sort of
Today is a bloody good day! Spartacus manuscript reaches 100k words (only 30k or so – a month’s writing to go). [Read more…] about Hannibal and Spartacus meet – sort of
Angus Donald – Outlaw
This has been on my radar for a long time – pretty much since I saw the iconic cover when it came out actually. Anyway, I finally got around to buying a few months ago. Started it a few weeks ago, and have been gripped by it since. [Read more…] about Angus Donald – Outlaw
Friday 6th May: Twitter – A Luddite enters the 21st C.
kicking and screaming, I might add. Over the last month or so I’ve been talking a lot to the excellent Philip Jones of Achaleon, who designed this website. A major facelift is in the offing – many of you may have had an email from me asking you about having a forum or not. Wanting to increase my profile with the release of Hannibal, I dipped my toe in by signing up to Facebook. Then I decided to try Twitter. If you want to hear my witterings, follow me at @benkaneauthor…