Rosemary Sutcliff community

Wishing all our community members best of luck creating works for the Dolphin Ring Cycle and other Rome-related Rosemary Sutcliff canons, here's another quick digest of accessible short videos to add extra oomph and detail to your setting. We're all about those famous barley rations and omnipresent garum this time.

Spice up Garum up your fiction for more delicious world-building! This update is food-related:

A Roman soldier prepares dinner (everyday moments in history)
Garum, Rome's Favorite Condiment (famous fish sauce)
Food and Meals in Ancient Rome (meal time, street food, presentation)
Ancient Roman food (feeding soldiers, gladiators, plebs and priests)
Ancient Dog Food (in Greece & Rome)


Don't forget to check out the previous issues of our Very Roman Crash Course and get your world-building quick fix!

Volume I: life of teenagers in Ancient Rome and Roman Britain, the tough job of Vestal virgins, and more;
Volume II: Roman army structure, legions, tactics and technology;
Volume III: life of Roman soldiers and clients, as well as Spartans and Athenians;
Volume IV: names, taxes, and toilets in Ancient Rome.

Are you working on a fanwork for a Rosemary Sutcliff work that involves a lot of Romans? Do you need to know more about Roman soldiers, who are frequently the protagonists (and antagonists) of Sutcliff's novels & stories? Or perhaps you are interested in clients? Here are some easily digestible videos to give you extra insight in the daily life of these characters.

A Day in the life of a Roman Soldier

A Day in the Life of a Roman Client

BONUS: Looking to learn more about the Athenians and the Spartans, who feature in The Truce of the Games?

A day in the life of an ancient Athenian

This is Sparta: Fierce warriors of the ancient world

Don't forget to check out the previous issues of our Very Roman Crash Course and get your worldbuilding quick fix!

Volume I: life of teenagers in Ancient Rome and Roman Britain, the tough job of Vestal virgins, and more;
Volume II: Roman army structure, legions, tactics and technology.

Research for the Dolphin Ring and other Sutcliff works can be very tiring and require diligence and ingenuity. But there is no reason it cannot be also fun!

To add to all those books and Internet research, here are some light & funny educational cartoons about life in Ancient Rome that can help you with world-building and getting into the mood for fic and art.

A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome

Four sisters in Ancient Rome

Who were the Vestal Virgins, and what was their job?

and also

A Day In The Life... Of A 10-Year-Old In Roman Britain

Bonus: Crash Course:

The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?

Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century

and little animated tales:

Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"?

The great conspiracy against Julius Caesar