In ancient Rome, everything revolved around status. Man or woman, free or slave, citizen or not. Everyone had to be cataloged and visibly identified. Every aspect of your life was determined by your status, and there were mutiple, overlapping levels. Three kinds of people inhabited the Roman Empire: Senators or patricians Equestrians or knights Plebians For the most part, this was determined by …
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
My next two books take place in the first century AD. I’m sure you know Rome ruled the world then. The Roman Empire is almost a character itself in these books, so I thought I’d share a little bit about it today. Here is the 5-minute recap of 2200 years. Long before the Empire, there existed the Roman Kingdom, starting …
Planting Faith with Paul
I’ve been working on my next historical novel, which should release next November. It’s the first in a series I’m calling “Planting Faith.” These books will follow Paul on his second missionary journey through Macedonia and Achaia, now modern Greece. As with Moses and Joshua, Paul will be a secondary character. This first book I’m calling Sold Into Freedom. Set in …