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So-Called Barbaric Nomads & Troublemakers on the Edge of the Roman Empire

So-Called Barbaric Nomads & Troublemakers on the Edge of the Roman Empire

by Stephanie Dray | Nov 19, 2011 | Miscellany, My Works, Song of the Nile

To the ancient Romans, just about everyone was a barbarian. (Except the Greeks, who gave them the word in the first place, not to mention an inferiority complex to go with it.) Whether it was Blue Picts of Scotland or Gallic and Germanic hordes, the Romans generally...
Lucius Cornelius Balbus and his 15 Minutes of Fame

Lucius Cornelius Balbus and his 15 Minutes of Fame

by Stephanie Dray | Jun 27, 2011 | Articles, Daughters of the Nile, Research

Cross-posted from: Unusual Historicals With the wicked Egyptian seductress dead, the Romans had every reason to believe the Republic would return to normal. Oh, some might argue that Cleopatra’s conqueror now meant to destroy the Republic and rule as king. He had,...
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