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My thanks to Rob Cain of “Ancient Rome Refocused�� for the chance to venture into the world of the podcast. This would have happened some years back but Rob has only now managed to wrestle the recording from the grip of a malevolent computer. I’d forgotten how interesting the conversation was, and was pleasantly surprised to find I didn’t sound as nervous as I’d felt. As an added bonus also holds brief notes on the history of opium from Matthew Leigh Embleton. Ruso would approve.

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Thanks to the magical mysteries of Amazon, five of the ebooks are just 99p each throughout March 2024. So if you happen to live in the UK and want any of them on your Kindle, now is the time!

Should you be tempted, you can find most of them via . (please check the price before buying �� not everything there is on offer).

For some reason PRIMA FACIE, the novella, is.

Happy shopping!

Romans, Ancient Britons and modern barbarians gathered in the gardens of the Yorkshire Museum last weekend in the annual celebration of York’s Roman history.

Astute readers of “Semper Fidelis�� may remember that this is where most of the story is set.

Plenty of family-friendly action took place in the Circus Maximus, including the wild racing of cardboard hobby-horses around the lawns in the sunshine. As I don’t have photo permission from all the riders�� parents, please use your im...

After a gap of 2 (or 1600) years, depending on how you view it, the Romans were back in York last weekend. It was a joy to spend time with visitors, Romans, readers, writers and even the occasional barbarian. A few pics and possibly a snip of video will follow: What are you doing for the next 20 years? Why not join these friendly soldiers in the Roman army?The Centurion will tell you what to do. Very clearly.Travel to exotic foreign lands.Weapons training will be provided. ...

I’ve saved this till after midday as, despite appearances, it’s not an April Fool. Amazon UK really have knocked down the price of all 8 full-length Medicus novels to 99p each (!) on Kindle until 30 April, and I’m told that they’re $1.49 each on this month, too. That’s a whole series* for £7.92 / $11.92!

Clicking on the picture should get you to the UK deals (and a photo of me that really needs updating �� sorry).

The link should take you to the page where the Australia...

UPDATE �� This offer is now closed. Thanks to everyone who managed to catch it, and sorry to those who didn’t. If it happens again I will spread the word ASAP!

This is hard to believe, but I’ve just seen it on Twitter, so it must be true. Just for today, Bloomsbury USA are putting out all 8 full-length MEDICUS books on Kindle for $3.99 !!! It’s for US (and maybe Canadian??) readers only, I’m afraid, but if that’s you (or a friend who needs a trip to Roman Britain) here’s the .

The blue bird of Twitter has flown across the Atlantic to say that (Ruso and Tilla’s visit to Aquae Sulis) is only $1.99 on Kindle in the USA today!

It might be on to Amazon.com but I can’t tell from here in England. Anyway, once you find it, you don’t need a Kindle to read it. Amazon have Mysterious Powers: their ebooks work on lots of other devices as well.

Well, having been quietly hibernating for the last few months, I’ll be springing into action and giving not one but two online talks in early May.

Should any kind folk care to join me, there’s no charge for either of the talks and both are going out via Zoom, so they should be accessible wherever you are. That’s assuming all the technology co-operates. (The Romans, of course, never had this problem. But then, they could only speak to people within shouting distance.)

First up: I’ll be join...

Big thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday evening! It was a privilege to be invited into your computer screens and I hope you enjoyed it. When I finally worked out how to read the comments, they were a delight.

Hopefully nobody ran screaming from the room at the gory bits (unfortunately when you let a former vet loose with someone who writes about a Roman medic, there may be a little too much information) and please, please, if you have a toothache, call the dentist. Even if you can get...