Dear readers, tis with a heavy heart that I have decided to join the afore-mentioned challenge. I swear by all that I hold true and all ...

ARSE Whilst writing my previous article on the structure of the Roman Republic I became aware of the sorry state of my spelling abi...

Senatus P opulus Que R omanus          The Roman Republican system was a rather complex mix of judiciaries, assemblies, legislative ...

Gratuitus Alpaca image Tis been noted that the posts of late have erred on the side of the ‘sensible’. My serious persona is in the a...

Brave new world I recently retired from my profession as a human geneticist. Mayhap I left a little too soon as very exciting develo...

Did the earth move for you? Tis no good asking Mrs S as she is firm a sleep when I come to a shuddering end…. Anyway, and moving on, the...

Sir William Robertson, in repose Sir William Robertson is a remarkable man of history and yet no one remembers him, a few militar...