ancient-rome – Lawrence's letters

Rome takes an interest in Britain

In the last post, I began to explain a little of the background of the books in the Saxon Chronicles series, but why did Rome go there in the first place? This is a more extensive map of the road system, but you get the idea of just how much work the Romans had putContinue reading “Rome takes an interest in Britain”

Saxon Shore

A little about the book, and the background. How and why Rome came to Britain. The first Roman to set his eyes on the conquest of the British isles was the great general and the man who would transform Rome, Julius Ceaser. He had been at war in Gaul with the tribes there and claimedContinue reading “Saxon Shore”