Ian Ross
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Historical Novelist. Author of 'Twilight of Empire' series and 'Battle Song' trilogy. Late Roman, Medieval England, and maybe more...
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King's Enemy: The thrilling 13th Century adventure for fans of Matthew Harffy and Bernard Cornwell (de Norton trilogy)
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I hope you will be arguing that "Rome's Disintegration" *never happened* and was merely the interplay of literary tropes? ; )
February 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I hope you will be arguing that "Rome's Disintegration" *never happened* and was merely the interplay of literary tropes? ; )
I suppose not! Was Claudian's bit about the Rhine being 'defended only by the fear of Rome' just a positive gloss on the lack of a regular military garrison? Allied communities sounds about right, I think. Will 'De Wereld van Clovis' get a translation?
February 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I suppose not! Was Claudian's bit about the Rhine being 'defended only by the fear of Rome' just a positive gloss on the lack of a regular military garrison? Allied communities sounds about right, I think. Will 'De Wereld van Clovis' get a translation?
And weren't the Franks in charge of the Rhine defences by 406? Orosius puts it very pithily, and probably knew more about it than Jerome: "Francos proterunt, Rhenum transeunt, Gallias inuadunt..."!
February 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And weren't the Franks in charge of the Rhine defences by 406? Orosius puts it very pithily, and probably knew more about it than Jerome: "Francos proterunt, Rhenum transeunt, Gallias inuadunt..."!
It's very readable! The author changes all the names, so it helps to have the 1850-2 Navy Lists on hand to decipher who's who, but he provides some colourful portraits of naval personalities of the day.
January 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's very readable! The author changes all the names, so it helps to have the 1850-2 Navy Lists on hand to decipher who's who, but he provides some colourful portraits of naval personalities of the day.
I was just reading Cecil Sloane-Stanley's memoir of midshipman life in the 1850s Mediterranean - plenty of opera-going then too! Plenty of snobs as well, no doubt...
January 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I was just reading Cecil Sloane-Stanley's memoir of midshipman life in the 1850s Mediterranean - plenty of opera-going then too! Plenty of snobs as well, no doubt...
