Ben Kane

Although it was discovered nearly a decade ago, the incredible Roman waterworks unearthed in the City of London deserve a mention for those of you who mightn’t have heard of the find. Read about it here.

A short while ago, I was surprised and honoured, to receive an email from Pierre Edwards, who had read and enjoyed The Forgotten Legion. In fact, he’d liked it so much that he wrote a piece of instrumental music. I think it’s great, and look forward to Pierre’s orchestral version, which he’s hoping to record soon. Listen to it here and please email me to let me know your thoughts on it. Thanks again to Pierre!

Thanks to an amazing discovery near Stonehenge, there is a new theory about the site’s purpose. Read about it here.

The most incredible find has been made this summer on an archaeological dig in Israel. Completely by chance, an American student found a gemstone carved with an amazing likeness of Alexander the Great. Experts say the piece would have been set in a ring, and is priceless. See an article about it here. A picture below:

It seems that Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician had few limits. Not only did he discover the law of flotation, design military weapons to defend his city of Syracuse against the Romans, and possibly have a hand in teaching those who designed the Antikythera mechanism, but now a long-lost text shows that he had begun to discover the principles of calculus. Check it out here.

I’ve been a bit quiet as this week I’ve seen the home straight with The Road to Rome. I’m now at 145,000 words, and about 2,000 words off finishing it, which is exciting. I’ll need to do a fair amount of editing, but it’s still a good feeling knowing that the end is in sight.

Research into archaeological sites has taken another interesting twist. See how scientists are shedding old light on them here.