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James Coverley
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · Jul 10
It’s done!

My new translation of Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars is now available on Kindle!

A scandalous classic, reborn for the 21st century, with a modern voice, intro, glossary, and fully linked endnotes.

If you've followed the journey, thank you.

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The Twelve Caesars
Amazon.com: The Twelve Caesars eBook : Suetonius, Gaius, Coverley, James: Kindle Store
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 1d
That would be amazing! I think you'd be my first subscriber in New Zealand.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 1d
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 1d
There's a video to go with it, too, so if you could pop along there, watch it for a while so YouTube thinks I'm awesome, and then hit like and subscribe, that would be superb!

It's got blood and gore in it, and that's what you came for, right? Are you not entertained!?

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 1d
#ancientbluesky #history #skystorians #archaeology #domitian

Here, in all its finger-shredding, eye-gouging, blood-soaked, assassin-screaming, enraged-emperor glory, is the final day of the emperor Domitian!

No terrified slave boys were terrified in the making of this terror

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The Death of Domitian
The thing about tyrants, autocrats, power-mad demagogues and political bullies is that, in the end, someone will always come for you.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 4d
#ancientbluesky #skystorians #history #archaeology

"...excessive care with regard to the cut of the toga,⁠ the style of the shoes, or the arrangement of the hair, is just as reprehensible as excessive carelessness...."

Take note, gentlemen! Too much is as bad as not enough!

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Postcards From the Past
Number Four
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 5d
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Top 5 Wildest Animals of the Roman Arena
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 5d
She's almost Art Deco.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 5d
For #findsfriday, the beautiful 1stC BC 'Maiden of Vulci'. Her light corset and hairstyle date her to the early Augustan period, and if you look closely, you can see how her hair would have been decorated with the typical hair jewellery of the time. She also had a pair of earrings.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 6d
#ancientbluesky #History #archaeology #skystorians

If you want to find out what this wonderful little gold thing is, you'll have to click the article and sign up for my rather awesome newsletter! You'll get an ebook copy of Suetonius if you do, mind!

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Acta Populi
Number I
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 8d
#archaeology #history #ancientbluesky #skystorians #sex

Let's talk about sex, as Salt-N-Pepa once famously said. Although I suspect they did not have Tiberius and Caligula in mind when they did.

But let's talk about it anyway - Roman sex!

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Sex and the Civitas
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 8d
The whole of this article has raised a very important question: What is the best song on Hunky Dory by Bowie?

Andy Warhol or Queen Bitch?
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 9d
Rome had the Acta Diurna, the daily gazette pinned to the Senate House.

This week I'm reviving it with a twist: Acta Populi.

A private dispatch for those who want to go deep into the scandals, discoveries, and chaos of Roman life.

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The Newsletter Has a New Name (and a Bit More Swagger)
Introducing Acta Populi: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Roman History
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 11d
#ancientbluesky #history #archaeology #skystorians

Number Three in the Postcards series, in which we dip a sickly toe into the slimy waters of Roman medicine, including vivisection on Egyptian criminals and medical quackery.

Don't forget to subscribe!

Enjoy!

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Postcards From the Past
Number Three
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 13d
Another happy customer!

It's genuinely humbling to think that anyone finds my little corner of the historical world so inspiring.

Why not join us and get a free ebook copy of Suetonius' Twelve Caesars, translated by yours truly?

It's got sex and violence in it! 🤣
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 13d
I've had a go with one, and I was not very deadly. A bow was more my thing
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 13d
Suetonius writes about how Augustus was severely injured after being hit on the knee by 'a stone', and what he means is one of these little buggers, which would have caused far more damage than you'd think! It caused him trouble for the rest of his life.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 13d
Thank you!
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 13d
#ancientblusesky #skystorians #history #archaeology

Issue two of the Newsletter is out, and this week we discuss Roman shoes, medieval scribes, witches and, of course, cauldrons!

Enjoy!

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Potentially Interesting Newsletter
Number II
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 15d
#Archaeology #Ancientbluesky #skystorians #history #England

Want one!

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Replica of Glenfield cauldron sheds light on Iron Age life
The vessel has been made based on 2,400-year-old fragments found in an excavation near Leicester.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 15d
#ancientbluesky #skystorians #history #archaeology

Did the Romans have the equivalent of Sherlock Holmes, who would turn up with a magnifying glass, high on cocaine, and investigate crimes?

Find out below, and while you're there, go ahead and sign up for a free subscription.

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How Did the Romans Solve Crimes?
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 16d
#archaeology #history #ancientbluesky #skystorians

Mystery Monday question - How Did the Romans Solve Crimes?

Did they have detectives or investigators/Latin-speaking Sherlock Holmes types? What do you think?

All to be revealed tomorrow, so sign up for a free sub now!

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 16d
I am in no way responsible for anything you may, or may not summon, or should your cat turn into a goat. Please summon things responsibly.

But if you summon up something delicious, like a chocolate eclair, hit me up!
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 16d
#writers #Occult #magick #witchcraft #alchemy #medieval #goth

Available now in time for Halloween and terrifying people sitting next to you on the bus, the definitive version of Paracelsus' epic alchemical magick tome, 'Of the Supreme Mysteries...'

Available now at this link

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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 17d
I have no idea what those medieval scribes were playing at, but if I ever meet one in person, we are going to have words.
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James Coverley @jamescoverley.com · 17d
Believe me, for someone who is used to translating Ancient Latin, this was an absolute revelation for me. I thought it would be a doddle, like an idiot 🤣

I hunted high and low for an English translation and couldn't find one. So there was only one thing for it....
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