by Richard Barager | Oct 13, 2026 | The Early Roman Republic
The forlorn painting above by Jean-Frédéric Schall depicts the fate of a Vestal Virgin found guilty of breaking her chastity vow—live burial in an underground chamber, with a small amount of food and water. The chastity of the priestesses of Vesta was thought to...
by Richard Barager | Sep 29, 2026 | The Early Roman Republic
The legend of Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, as related by Livy in the History of Early Rome, takes place between 493 and 488 BC. Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and a film adaptation of it starring Ralph Fiennes are but two of many treatments of the tale, ranging from early...
by Richard Barager | Sep 27, 2026 | Book Updates
I’m delighted to share the new Kirkus review of my forthcoming historical novel, The Twelve Tables: A Novel of Ancient Rome. “Barager’s novel is thoughtful, thoroughly researched, and historically accurate…skillfully achieves an appropriate balance of factual...
by Richard Barager | Sep 22, 2026 | Book Updates
Check out the latest book review of The Twelve Tables, from BlueInk! The Twelve Tables Richard Barager Koehler Books, 282 pages, (paperback) $19.95, 9798897475230 (Reviewed: September 2026) In The Twelve Tables, Richard Barager delves into a chapter...
by Richard Barager | Sep 16, 2026 | Book Updates
In this dynamic historical offering, Barager (The Atheist and the Parrotfish) presents the coming-of- age of a young man who rises from a bonded servant to a prosperous merchant during the early Roman Republic. In 462 BCE, 16-year-old Marcus Atilius’s farmer father...
