Sylvia RoseJun 67 minMessalina: Death & Desire in Ancient RomeValeria Messalina, known as Messalina, is a provocative figure in Roman history. She's notorious for her strong sexual appetites and...
Sylvia RoseJun 59 minPoppaea Sabina: Child Bride to Roman EmpressPoppaea Sabina is a beautiful, ambitious woman embroiled in the plots and schemes of Imperial Rome. She manipulates her way to the bed of...
Sylvia RoseJun 35 minWolfsbane (Aconitum) Ancient PoisonsWolfsbane, monk's hood (Aconitum) delivers a lethal dose of poison. In the ancient world, poison plays a vital part, from death by elixir...
Sylvia RoseMay 304 minCleopatra the Physician of GreeceCleopatra the Physician is an early Greek medical writer and author of a manual entitled Cosmetics. Six fragments of her Cosmetics...