Last time I talked about “thinking big,” about painting in broad strokes. What’s the general premise of your universe? Does magic work? Is the galaxy devoid of… Read more “World Building Wednesday #5: Gravais”
Tag: Rome
Honeymoon Stop Five: Lyon & Aix-en-Provence
From Geneva, we took a short train ride into France, to the historic city of Lyon. Lyon was the economic center of the Roman Empire for a… Read more “Honeymoon Stop Five: Lyon & Aix-en-Provence”
Book Review: Midnight at the Pera Palace
Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the most important, interesting, and complicated cities in history. It was the seat of the hold-out Roman… Read more “Book Review: Midnight at the Pera Palace”
Ah, Venice
After Rome, on the last full day of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took another high-speed train, this time to Venice. Before booking our trip, while… Read more “Ah, Venice”
All Roads (and tracks) Lead to Rome
With Florence serving as the base of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took a two hour high-speed train ride to Rome for a day in the… Read more “All Roads (and tracks) Lead to Rome”
Book Review: Lost to the West
Lars Brownworth’s history hangs like a purple cloak off the rather broad shoulders of Byzantium, the oft forgotten remnant of the Roman Empire that survived right up… Read more “Book Review: Lost to the West”
Book Review: Cleopatra
“The personal inevitably trumps the political, and the erotic trumps all: We will remember that Cleopatra slept with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony long after we have… Read more “Book Review: Cleopatra”
Matthew J. Constantine 