HNR Issue 45 (August 2008)
Sword at Sunset
Although fans of Arthurian history and fiction have long been familiar with the depiction of Arthur as the last of…
Nox Dormienda: A Long Night for Sleeping
Londinium, 84 AD. The dregs of Saturnalia are slumped over in the clinic, begging for relief as Arcturus, 33-year-old physician…
Centurion
The story opens on the banks of the River Euphrates, where a Roman cohort is building a fort to protect…
Seven for a Secret
In 6th-century Byzantium, John Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian discovers that name-dropping can be fatal. John confides his evening thoughts…
Murder’s Immortal Mask
Rome, 314 AD. Constantine is now the emperor, having defeated Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge in the year…
John
Blind and exiled, the disciple John is passing his existence on the isle of Patmos with a small band of…
Claudia: Daughter of Rome
Claudia: Daughter of Rome is set in the early years of the Roman Empire, when the empire is consolidating its…
The Blood of Caesar: A Second Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger
I’m a fan of historical mysteries but hadn’t read Albert A. Bell’s work before, and was thrilled to discover this…
The Triumph of Caesar
The Roman Civil War has ended with Julius Caesar returning to Rome a hero, around 46 BC. Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia,…
Alexander and Alestria
Alexander the Great was crowned King of Macedonia in 336 BC and soon after began asserting his authority through his…
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