Tim Severin's final voyage
Was very sad to read yesterday of the death of Tim Severin, the world-renowned explorer and writer, in December 2020 at the age of 80....
Will Argo sail again? (Part 2)
#Argosailsagain 2012 was an eventful year but it was the London Olympics that seemed to account for the lion's share of it. For a few...
Will Argo sail again? A cautionary (but optimistic) tale (Part 1)
Lightning jagged behind the summit of Mount Pelion, etching its rugged peaks against a sky that broiled purple and grey with mist. Thunder g
1977: it's your Destiny
I was born in 1977 and Elvis died but, for billions of people, these were not the reasons it will be forever memorable: Star Wars was...
Rome: city of soldiers
The ongoing - and, at least from an archaeological point of view, highly fruitful- construction of Rome's third Metro line C has...
The Man Who Played Trains: review
I received this free (and quite sizeable) review copy courtesy of Matthew, MD of Urbane Publications. He suggested it might suit my...
On urban myths, dogs, monkeys & vipers..
FROM THE ENDEAVOUR PRESS BLOG... Looking at how various authors’ plots were first conceived on this blog makes for very interesting...
What's in a picture?
This is the so-called 'Severan Tondo', dating to c. AD 200 - i.e. roughly contemporary with events in 'The Consul's Daughter'. The...
