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Two lovers blamed for starting a war – The Golden Dice – A Tale of Ancient Rome

July 3, 2013 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

Two lovers blamed for starting a war.  Three women who must survive a siege. There would be few people who haven’t heard of the famous siege of Troy. The tales of the heroics of Achilles, Hector, Agamemnon and Menelaus have been handed down for thousands of years. So too the infamy of the lovers, Helen and Paris, who sparked the… read more

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Warding Off Evil: The Power of a Loving Embrace

December 11, 2012 By Elisabeth Storrs 2 Comments

Sarcophagus of the Married Couple Late C6th BCE ‘There was a smooth, round contentment to her as she sat upon a dining couch with her husband, head resting against his shoulder as he embraced her. Their happiness revealed by the curve of their lips and the ease of their touch…’ The Wedding Shroud Lucy Bertoldi of HF Book Muse Litblog… read more

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Review: Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres

April 27, 2012 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

A dense, enthralling and terrifying novel that describes man’s inhumanity to man in the first few decades of the 20th century in Turkey, Greece and the Balkans. It is a sprawling saga with its genesis in the peaceful village of Eskibahce in the south west of Turkey. Here Turkish Muslims and Greek Christians have lived for centuries side by side,… read more

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The Realm of The Dead: Afterlife in the Ancient World

March 28, 2012 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

Suzanne Adair, author of Camp Follower and many other novels has featured this guest post in  Relevant History on her  blog. The ancient Greeks believed in an underworld to which the souls of the dead journeyed. It was known by names such as Hades or Erebus which have become synonymous with the concept of ‘Hell’. The Underworld was a structured… read more

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Guest Post The Realm of the Dead: Afterlife in the Ancient World

March 28, 2012 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

Suzanne Adair, author of Camp Follower has featured my guest post on her Relevant History blog: The Realm of the Dead: Afterlife in the Ancient World

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: Etruscans, History, Tales of Ancient Rome

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Pomegranates and Silphium: Fertility Control in the Ancient World

January 15, 2012 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

Tracy Falbe, author of The Rhys Chronicles Series, has featured this guest post on her blog, Her Ladyship’s Quest. Childbirth is dangerous. The Western world often forgets this. The advances made in medicine and mothercraft to improve the mortality rates of both mother and babies have been remarkable but are now taken for granted. So too the use of effective… read more

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A Queen, an Eagle and Destiny

November 30, 2011 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

‘Tarchon pointed to the eagle as it soared into the stillness.  ‘An eagle brought a sign to Tanaquil that her husband would be King of Rome.’ Caecilia refused to look at the bird, not wanting to hear another of Tarchon’s tales, especially about an Etruscan woman who became a Roman queen.’ The Wedding Shroud As can be seen from the… read more

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Dying For Rome – Virginia

October 2, 2011 By Elisabeth Storrs 4 Comments

Does this picture look familiar? No, it’s not Lucretia (Dying for Rome) but this woman’s story is depressingly similar to that of the tragic Roman matron who was raped by an Etruscan prince. She is Virginia, whose death, just like Lucretia’s, was the catalyst for significant change in Rome. The image is deceptive, though, because the man stabbing her is… read more

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Dying For Rome – Lucretia

September 11, 2011 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

  The women of the early Roman Republic were definitely second class citizens (see Damn Whores or God’s Police). It is interesting, though, that two of them, Lucretia and Virginia, were catalysts for significant changes in early Roman history. While the existence of these women is debatable, their legends have been passed down through the ages as examples of the… read more

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Ancient Bling

September 5, 2011 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

Etruscans loved shiny things. The more glittering and ornate the better. The most stunning examples of jewellery and art came from the era known as the ‘Orientalizing’ period from ca. 720-575BCE. This was a time when Phoenician and Greeks were attracted to Etruria due to its rich metal deposits. The Phoenicians were a sea faring people with extensive trading interests… read more

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