JP Kenwood
Roman Rugby
Just as Romans loved board games like Tabula, they also enjoying playing team games with balls, hoops, and other objects. One game that’s...
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JP Kenwood
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
Writing Topography
I’ve just finished a new draft chapter for final Book 4. Since the scene is set in Rome, I’m comfortable with the surroundings and...
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JP Kenwood
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Roman Thanksgiving
Although ancient Romans did not have a celebration similar to the American feast day known as Thanksgiving, they did have a ritual to...
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JP Kenwood
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Toppling Statues
A good and short post about modern statues tossed into rivers, and how this practice relates to traditions of statue defacement (damnatio...
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JP Kenwood
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Free non-fiction about archaeology
Hi, all! Looking for some free non-fiction reading? 70 years of back issues of the excellent Archaeology magazine are available online...
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JP Kenwood
- Mar 5, 2020
- 1 min
Rainbow over the Colosseum
Had to share this incredible photo with you all! Happy Hump a Rump Day! JPK #RomanFactoidsandResearch
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JP Kenwood
- Oct 4, 2019
- 1 min
The Geckoator!
Apologies for this twisted interruption of your lovely Friday, but I had to share today’s brilliant obsession in Kenwoodland. Move over,...
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JP Kenwood
- May 20, 2019
- 1 min
Roman banquets
“The astute and generous Emperor Trajan was known for his passion for wine and boys, “but held his liquor and did not force himself on...
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JP Kenwood
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
Dies lustricus
The dies lustricus (“naming day”) was one of the most important ceremonies in every Roman’s life. After a Roman child was born (freeborn...
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JP Kenwood
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
Beggars in the Roman World
As is, tragically, the case with many cities and towns and other locales in the modern world, homelessness and begging were ubiquitous in...
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JP Kenwood
- Jul 17, 2018
- 1 min
Childbirth in ancient Rome
As part of writing the next chapter in Book 3 of the Dominus saga, I’ve happily (and, thank Fortuna, briefly!) stumbled down another...
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JP Kenwood
- Jun 1, 2018
- 1 min
A different view of Trajan’s Column
Towards the end of book 2, Games of Rome, Gaius along with Max, Bryaxis, and Simon, walk through the construction site of what will...
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JP Kenwood
- May 27, 2018
- 1 min
Inscribed ‘gifts’ in ancient Rome
Inscribed pieces of jewelry, both the objects themselves and the words carved into the materiality of the objects, have always been...
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JP Kenwood
- May 20, 2018
- 2 min
Roman gestures: the adlocutio
Gestures are an efficient means of communicating ideas, especially to a relatively illiterate population. In ancient Rome, gestures often...
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JP Kenwood
- May 15, 2018
- 1 min
To be remembered
Hey, everyone! As my RL obligations settle down a bit, words are being written, art is being made, and things are going to get busy here...
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JP Kenwood
- Mar 3, 2018
- 1 min
New Finds from Rome and Dominus
An amazing archaeological discovery in Rome was announced today, and I’m so thrilled because it ties into the plotty fun of the Dominus...
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JP Kenwood
- Feb 3, 2018
- 1 min
Trajan’s Ganymede
In Book 3, I introduce my fictionalized version of a little understood historical figure, Marcus Ulpius Phaedimus. This young man (origin...
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JP Kenwood
- Dec 26, 2017
- 1 min
Legio VI Ferrata and their eastern camp
A fascinating article about important archaeological finds from an ancient Roman military camp. https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.831...
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JP Kenwood
- Oct 27, 2017
- 1 min
Charioteers in Ancient Rome
An excellent, informative chapter on the lives of charioteers in ancient Rome as well as the nature of the circus and the crazed racing...
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JP Kenwood
- Aug 20, 2017
- 1 min
Roman laundry
Fun and nicely-illustrated article on the basic processes of getting clothes clean in ancient Rome. 😀 http://eaglesanddragonspublishing....
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