Category Archives: Default

The default category for Ben’s blog

Thurs. 2nd September: Major find at Caerleon

Caerleon, the former legionary fortress of Diva, which is only 40 something miles from where I live, is a place dear to my heart. I was delighted to see that there’s been a major find there recently, showing the existence of a lot of large buildings that were previously unknown. Read about it here.

Wed. 18th August: The Road to Rome becomes a bestseller!

I’m proudly able to announce that The Road to Rome has reached the Sunday Times Top Ten in its first part week of publication! From Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th August, it sold over 3,500 copies, allowing it to storm up to number 4! Hurrah! Thanks to all the Roman gods, and to every one [...]

Sat. 14th August: The Boat of Fate

While hoping that The Road to Rome is soaring up the charts since its release on Thursday, I have been readingĀ a wonderful Roman fiction novel recommended to me by a member of staff in my local Waterstone’s. It’s called The Boat of FateĀ and was written by a man called Keith Roberts. Set at the time [...]