History Chickens!
me and my soft toy chicken |
[I first published this on the History Girls in 2011]
One of the drawbacks of being a historical fiction author living in 21st century London is that you have to keep reminding yourself about things that would have existed in first century Rome. Or a Nevada mining town in the 1860s. Or Jerusalem during the siege of Titus. Or where-ever, when-ever.
Some things don’t change about town life: beggars, pickpockets, street markets… But there were lots of critters roaming about back then that you rarely see today on the Kings Road, Chelsea. Horses, stray dogs, feral cats, flocks of goats and… chickens!
ancient Roman pawprint
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Forum Boarium 1855
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“Only three sesterces…”
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Threptus & Aphrodite |
And all because of them chickens.
The third book in my new Roman Mysteries spinoff series has DANCING SATURNALIA CHICKENS. It is called The Thunder Omen and is out on 7 February 2013. It is brilliantly illustrated by Dr. Helen Forte, who drew Threptus and the nervous chicken above and the dancing Saturnalia chickens below. Bk-bk-bk, b’kak!
For more information about me and my books, visit carolinelawrence.com
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