#Steven saylor

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

Why do authors (fiction especially dah) hate Lucullus so much? I mean he's a cool guy and deserves better

Alas, most authors have never heard of him.

He's retired by the time Julius Caesar's career gets big, and is pretty easy to ignore unless you're writing about the rise of Sulla, Pompey or Mithridates VI.

Authors who like Caesar or Marius may vilify Lucullus for being an ally of Sulla, while those who like Pompey may vilify Lucullus for being one of his rivals.

My favorite portrayal of him is in Santiago Posteguillo's Roma soy yo (I am Rome), which is also available in English. The overall book is very pro-Caesar and Marius, and anti-Sullan, but Lucullus is a fun, menacing and pragmatic character in one of the later chapters.

A warmer, more sympathetic Lucullus appears in the short story "The Cherries of Lucullus," in A Gladiator Only Dies Once by Steven Saylor. I liked this portrayal too, but the ending is rather tragic.

#just roman asks #lucius licinius lucullus #steven saylor #roma sub rosa #santiago posteguillo #roma soy yo

[quotian]

Carthage had never lacked for nightmares; when we killed her, we passed them on to Rome. roman blood - steven saylor

#roma sub rosa #roman blood #steven saylor #ancient rome #carthage

[writerswritecompany]

Quotable – Steven Saylor

Find out more about the author here

#Steven Saylor #Writing Quotes

[cljordan-imperium]

#writing quote #writer #quote #steven saylor #novel writing #writing #writer thoughts #writer things #quote on writing #author

[hamletofficial]

[ID: A quote in black text over a white background that reads: "'Of course. I only mean-'

'I know what you mean. When some men die, it's like a grain of sand thrown into a river - there's not even a ripple. With others, it´s like a great boulder. Waves splash onto the bank. And with a very few -'

'Like a meteor falling out of the sky', said Eco." /end ID]

- Steven Saylor, A murder on the Appian Way.

#steven saylor #a murder on the appian way #quote

[girl-intrigued]

Did y'all see in episode 5 when all of them are sleeping on the golf course Steven is all snuggled up with Taylor!! They are so cute , even Jere chuckles at that !! They are so obvious!!Ugh!!!!!

#the summer i turned pretty #steven conklin #taylor jewel #steven x taylor #staylor #saylor #tsitp s2 #tsitp spoilers #jeremiah fisher #belly conklin

[moonstarsinfinity]

he even remembered the dance <3

"..you are someone i miss when they are not around ... but now you are my favorite person"

😭💖😭💖😭💖😭💖😭💖😭💖😭

I'll take "snow on the beach" as THEIR song💖

this is THEIR season >>>

#tsitp spoilers #the summer i turned pretty #steven and taylor #saylor #tsitp #belly x conrad #steven conklin #taylor jewel #Spotify

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Horror Show...Slaughterhouse (1987) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #slaughterhouse #joebbarton #ripjoebbarton #sherryleigh #WilliamHouck #janehigginson #davefogel #billbrinsfield #jeffgrossi #jasoncollier #courtneylercara #LeeRobinson #jeanettesaylor #erichschwarz #donnastevens #vintage #vhs #80s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsashorrorshow

#movies #movie #horror #slaughterhouse #joe b barton #rip joe b barton #sherry leigh #don barrett #bill brinsfield #jason collier #dave fogel #jeff grossi #jane higginson #joel hoffman #William Houck #Courtney Lercara #lee robonson #Jeanette Saylor #erich schwarz #Donna Stevens #jeff wright #vintage #VHS #80s #duran duran tulsa's horror show #duran duran tulsa

[nicolettecallednikki]

I'd like to bring attention to the following line, when Belly goes to see Taylor before she gets on the bus the first time she's leaving Cousins in Season 1:

"It'll never happen again, Steven said it was a mistake and we never should've gone there, so-"

Belly and Taylor hadn't spoken to each other since she walked in on the kiss, BUT EVIDENTLY STEVEN AND HER DID TALK.

Then when Belly confronts Steven and says she really likes you, and he's all "I know".

Personally, I just wish we'd gotten to see THAT scene.

I 0% expected to become a Saylor (Staylor?) fan, especially since I read the books and don't have any recollection of them interacting beyond that one kiss/hook up moment, but here I am.

#steven conklin #taylor jewel #staylor #saylor #steven x taylor #the summer i turned pretty #sean kaufman #rain spencer #why am I obsessed with them #it's because they're not main characters

[shcherbatskya]

what’s god to your lover?

steven saylor, the venus throw // richard siken, a litany in which certain things are crossed out // romeo and juliet // Sappho (?) // Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

#sorry this steven saylor quote makes me insane mental like ohh the die is cast too….. #samael speaks #web weaving

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

Do you have a fav portrayal of Agrippa and Octavian and other Roman related history in media?

My favorite portrayals of Agrippa and Octavian are split between @sforzesco's awesome comics (along with lots of other Romans!), and Colleen McCullough's version in Masters of Rome. McCullough does make some...questionable...characterization choices at times, and tries really hard to insist they're both straight, but fails hilariously and they still read like a gay couple anyway:

(From The October Horse)

My other favorite stories set in Rome can all be found in my favorite media page, and most of the books now have linked reviews! If you're into shipping or queer romance I have to give an extra shout-out to Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa books, which have several great queer characters. Octavian only gets like one scene and Agrippa doesn't appear at all, but it's still awesome in other ways.

#just roman asks #book rec #marcus agrippa #octavian #masters of rome #colleen mccullough #steven saylor #roma sub rosa

[quotian]

Romans had never worshipped animals as gods. Nor are they sentimental about household creatures. How could it be otherwise with a race that esteems human life so very little? Beneath the numbing apathy of their masters, the slaves of Rome, imported from all over the earth but especially from the East, often lose whatever notions of sacred life they may have acquired as children in faraway lands. But Bethesda retained a sense of decorum and awe in the face of an animal's death, and in her way she grieved for Bast. roman blood - steven saylor

#roman blood #roma sub rosa #steven saylor #slavery #imperialism

[writerswritecompany]

Quotable – Steven Saylor

Find out more about the author here

#Steven Saylor #Writing quotes

[audaciiae]

but now the question is how many people can i convince to write some romans 🤔

#(ooc: i'm an unspeakable of the oscar wilde sort) #LOOK i have brainrot its my og special interest okay and steven saylor is making me CRAAAZY #me looking @ all of u like hi. i will infodump. and that is a threat LMAO

[hamletofficial]

[ID: A quote in black text over a white background that reads: "That's the odd thing about truth, how much one craves it, yet how useless it often is." /end ID]

- Steven Saylor, The Venus throw.

#steven saylor #the venus throw #quote

[memories-of-ancients]

Today I learned

There is a detective book series by an author named Steven Saylor which is set in the Late Republic period of Ancient Rome

#history #books #literature #crime #ancient rome #historical fiction