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The Boldness of Junius Mauricus

By Pliny the Younger

Pliny admired Julius Mauricus because he spoke his mind, and Emperor Nerva because he let him.

The Night Vesuvius Blew

By Pliny the Younger

Pliny was only about nine when his uncle left to go and help rescue the terrified townspeople of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Fiddling While Rome Burns

By Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

In 64, Nero watched on with fascination as Rome was consumed by fire — the Emperor’s idea of performance art.

A Light to Lighten the English

By Robert Southey

Even before he was born, St Dunstan was marked out to lead the English Church and nation to more peaceful times.

Candlemas

By Clay Lane

A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.

A Test of Loyalty

Based on an account by Eusebius of Caesarea

A Roman general asks his officers to decide where their priorities lie.

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