Roman fact – Roman Fiction by Alex Gough

Posted July 10, 2014 by Alex Gough

This is the author’s historical note from the end of Watchmen of Rome, with spoilers removed: Historical notes The vigiles, also known as...

Posted August 1, 2012 by Alex Gough

As we all know, the Roman Empire was huge. But getting to A from B didn’t just depend on distance. There were huge environmental...

Posted June 22, 2012 by Alex Gough

The vigiles were create by Augustus in 6 AD, and were Rome’s first official fire fighters. Prior to this, firefighting organisations were...