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L.J. Trafford studied Ancient History at the University of Reading after which she took a job as a Tour Guide in the Lake District.
Moving to London in 2000 she began writing ‘The Four Emperors’ series. The series comprises four books – Palatine, Galba’s Men, Otho’s Regret and Vitellius’ Feast – which cover the dramatic fall of Nero and the chaotic year of the four emperors that followed.
Palatine, published in 2015, received an Editor’s Choice Mark from the Historical Novel Society. Her first book for Pen and Sword, How to Survive in Ancient Rome was published in October 2020.
Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome was published in 2021

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	How to Survive in Ancient Rome 3.79 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Palatine (The Four Emperors #1) 4.37 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Curious Triangle

The curious case of Domitian/Domitia and Julia.

The charge by the likes of Dio Cassius and Suetonius is that Domitian banished his wife Domitia for adultery then seduced his niece Julia, continuing the affair openly when Domitia returned.

Julia it is said to have died from an abortion forced upon her by her uncle

This all appears to me highly suspect.

Domitian falls for Domitia in 70 AD and they marry

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“Looking through his fingers he saw Nero standing still, pale and shaking. “Husband?” Nero silently pointed to the door. Sporus stuck his head into the corridor, looking one way and then the next. He was going to turn back and ask Nero what had frightened him so, when he spotted what it was. Or rather what it wasn't. There were no Praetorian guards. Not one.”
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“But then along came Rome’s seventh and (*spoiler alert*) last king. He possessed a truly fabulous name: Tarquinius Superbus. Superbus”
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“To ensure there is a standard twelve hours no matter what the time of year, the Romans simply change the length of the hour. In summer, therefore, a Roman hour can be up to thirty minutes longer than in the winter.”
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