"All women, because of their innate weakness, should be under the control of guardians" writes Cicero, curtly summarizing the status of women in Ancient Rome. Yet Roman women had more control than many believe. Stories of female artists, teachers, doctors, and even gladiators are scattered through the history of Imperial Rome; a Roman woman did not change her name when she married, her husband could not control her property or dowry, and she was free to divorce.
Royal women in particular - the wives, daughters, sisters and mothers of emperors - have made a profound impression on Roman history, long overlooked. This lively and attractive book vividly characterizes eleven such women, spanning the period from the death of Julius Caesar in 44BC to the third century AD and with an epilogue surveying empresses of later eras. The author's compelling biographies reveal their remarkable contributions towards the legacy of Imperial Rome, often tinged with tragedy, courage, and injustice.
- a pregnant Roman princess saves a Roman army through an act of personal heroism
- three 3rd century empresses rule the most powerful state on Earth, presiding over unprecedented social and political reform
- though revered by her husband, an empress is immortalized in history for infidelity and corruption by students of her greatest enemy.
Drawing from a broad range of documentation, Jasper Burns has painted portraits of these exceptional women that are colorful, sympathetic, and above all profoundly human. The women and their worlds are brought visually to life through photographs of over 300 ancient coins and through the author's own illustrations.
This book will behighly valuable to numismatists, students and scholars of Roman history or women's studies, and enjoyable to any reader.

"All women, because of their innate weakness, should be under the control of guardians" writes Cicero, curtly summarizing the status of women in Ancient Rome. Yet Roman women had more control than many believe. Stories of female artists, teachers, doctors, and even gladiators are scattered through the history of Imperial Rome; a Roman woman did not change her name when she married, her husband could not control her property or dowry, and she was free to divorce.
Royal women in particular - the wives, daughters, sisters and mothers of emperors - have made a profound impression on Roman history, long overlooked. This lively and attractive book vividly characterizes eleven such women, spanning the period from the death of Julius Caesar in 44BC to the third century AD and with an epilogue surveying empresses of later eras. The author's compelling biographies reveal their remarkable contributions towards the legacy of Imperial Rome, often tinged with tragedy, courage, and injustice.
- a pregnant Roman princess saves a Roman army through an act of personal heroism
- three 3rd century empresses rule the most powerful state on Earth, presiding over unprecedented social and political reform
- though revered by her husband, an empress is immortalized in history for infidelity and corruption by students of her greatest enemy.
Drawing from a broad range of documentation, Jasper Burns has painted portraits of these exceptional women that are colorful, sympathetic, and above all profoundly human. The women and their worlds are brought visually to life through photographs of over 300 ancient coins and through the author's own illustrations.
This book will be highly valuable tonumismatists, students and scholars of Roman history or women's studies, and enjoyable to any reader.

Full color, full page reconstructions of life in Virginia from the Cambrian Period (over 500 million years ago) down to the present day. Includes color drawings of representative living plants and animals as well as fossil specimens. Simplified paleogeographic and geologic maps are provided for each period of Earth's history that is represented in Virginia's fossil record. By the author of "Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States" and many other books about fossils, prehistoric life, and human and natural history.

Meditations on spirit, religion, human nature, relationships, ethics, morals, society, and much more by a woman far ahead of her time Mary Hamilton Caskie was born in 1863 and died in 1958 at the age of 94. Highly educated and from families prominent in Virginia and North Carolina, she spent years on Indian reservations in South Dakota and Arizona as the wife of a government physician. This life proved too much for her and she left her alcoholic husband, returned to the East with her three sons, attended Johns Hopkins University, and dedicated herself to scholarly pursuits and her own spiritual evolution. Her insights into human nature and human society are profound and often provocative, and her beliefs and attitudes incredibly progressive for a woman born in the South during the Civil War. At the age of 80, she remarked: "I belong to the 'old age' - though my ideas are in line with the 'new age'." "The Stewardship" is a remarkable glimpse into the mind of a remarkable woman. Written in the 1930s when she was in her seventies, it contains countless gems of wisdom and advice for living in the world and in one's own self. In some ways the world has changed a great deal since "The Stewardship" was written - and often as she expected it would. In others ways, things remain the same and always will, for human nature changes slowly if at all. Few "self-help" advisers of today have the experience, depth of understanding, and spiritual insight attained by this woman, whose thoughts were ahead of her time and whose aphorisms are invaluable guides for the journey of life.

Also available as a Kindle book Full color illustrations of 19 game fish native to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, with easy to find basic information including scientific and popular names, geographic range, habitat and natural foods, fishing tips and record catches, and more. Fish species covered: American Shad, Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, Black Seabass, Bluefish, Cobia, Northern Porgy (Scup), Northern Puffer, Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout, Spot Croaker, Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Tautog, Weakfish, White Perch, Whiting, Yellow Perch By the creators of "P.B.'s Quick Index to Bird Nesting"

Two classic romances dealing with the struggle between ancient Rome and Carthage, in the tradition of "Quo Vadis" and "Ben Hur," by a promising young author whose life was cut short in 1930, when he was only 37. Sample reviews for "The Figure in the Sand" from 1924: "'Quo Vadis' has a rival" - San Francisco Bulletin "Mystery, romance and religion woven into one garment with infinite charm..." - Duluth Herald "It is an excellent echo of the type of book of which 'Quo Vadis' is still the shining example." - The New York Times "Picturesque romance - a combination of 'Quo Vadis, ' 'Ben Hur' asnd 'Vergilius.' The style is poetic and romantic." - Colorado Gazette "This book is not only charming, it is exquisite - full of life and color." - Commercial, Buffalo, NY "Ah Once in a blue moon a reviewer makes a rich find... The atmosphere is classic, the plot rarely original, the climax powerfully dramatic." - New Bedford, Mass. Standard "Although it is the work of a young author, has much of the power of the masterpieces." - Sacramento Bee "The story is a thrilling one. It is intensely dramatic, and the classical as well as the romantic atmosphere give it a special interest. The author has contributed a very real and vital bit to literature." - Portland, Maine Evening Express "It has romance, tragedy, atmosphere and some effective descriptive writing to recommend it." - Des Moines Capital

In the summer of 1884, two Lucys from Virginia - Lucy Minor Davis (1840-1925) and Lucy Lee Trice (1857-1897) - took a grand tour of Europe. They followed a well-beaten path: home - New York - Ireland - Scotland - England - Netherlands - Belgium - Germany - Austria - Italy - Switzerland - France - England - Scotland - New York - home. The tour featured some rare and unforgettable moments. For example: performances by the legendary actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Mary Anderson, a meeting with the American sculptor Longworth Powers (son of Hiram Powers) at his studio in Florence, a minor eruption of Mt. Vesuvius at the crater's rim, a sermon delivered by the famous preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon in London, and a moving recital in Lucerne by Professor Meyer, the most noted organist of the day. These experiences were in addition to planned encounters with famous buildings, cities, natural wonders, and works of art. The Lucys traveled to Europe on the S. S. Furnessia, a steamer of the Anchor Line, and returned on the S. S. City of Rome. They were more than just traveling companions; they were close friends and first cousins, both descended from Thomas Jefferson's sister Martha Jefferson Carr. Each Lucy possessed a keen mind, a passion for reading, a profound Christian faith, and deep interests in art, literature, and history. They were well-read with some French, Latin, and a little German at their disposal. In other words, they were intellectually armed for Europe. With more than 160 illustrations.