Rome was invented in 753BC when Romulus, the son of Mars and a local princess declared himself King of his new city. Or so the story roughly goes. The Founding of Rome is not so simple as is often assumed. For a start, it was almost certainly never founded. Nor was Romulus real. Nor, I’mContinueContinue reading “Rome – An Origin Story”
Tag Archives: origin
The Godwinsons II – Sweyn the Pirate
Sweyn was not like the other Godwinsons. He was a black sheep, the odd one out. He was a wannabe viking, and the path down which this led him is a tragic tale of honour, betrayal and dismay