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Snake Charming, Serpent Symbolism & Slithery Politics in the Ancient World

Snake Charming, Serpent Symbolism & Slithery Politics in the Ancient World

by Stephanie Dray | Jan 10, 2012 | Articles, Fun Stuff, Research, Song of the Nile

  The heroine of my novels, Cleopatra Selene, is the daughter of the much more famous Cleopatra VII of Egypt, the notorious Queen of the Nile who is best known for having committed suicide by way of clutching a venomous serpent to her breast. There is some debate...
Dining With A Castillian Knight: Recipes from 15th Century Spain

Dining With A Castillian Knight: Recipes from 15th Century Spain

by Stephanie Dray | Dec 9, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff

Readers, none of the historical recipes I’ve featured in this series has made me as hungry as this one. Adelaida L de Lower presents a feast that would make such a lovely holiday meal I’m now considering readjusting my holiday menu. You should too! I defy...
Beverages of Ancient Romanized North Africa: Recipes for Mint Tisane & Hibiscus Tea (#tastytuesday)

Beverages of Ancient Romanized North Africa: Recipes for Mint Tisane & Hibiscus Tea (#tastytuesday)

by Stephanie Dray | Nov 22, 2011 | Food, Fun Stuff, Miscellany

So, we all know about the wine. Falernian, Caecuban, etc. Ancients drank the stuff in copious quantities. But what else did they drink? This was a point of inquiry for me when writing Song of the Nile: A Novel of Cleopatra’s daughter who became the highly...
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...
How Rain, Grain & Cleopatra’s Daughter fed the Roman Empire

How Rain, Grain & Cleopatra’s Daughter fed the Roman Empire

by Stephanie Dray | Nov 2, 2011 | Articles, Cleopatra Selene, Daughters of the Nile, For Readers, Heroines, Lily of the Nile, Miscellany, Research, Song of the Nile

For much of its history, Rome depended upon Egypt for grain. While the Romans considered themselves an agricultural nation, and paid great homage to farming in literature, poetry, and art, the simple truth was that they couldn’t feed themselves. By the time Cleopatra...
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