![]() ![]() ![]() Scholars who spend their time in ancient Greece or Rome face centuries of research, interpretation and emotional investment in these cultures. Every historian interprets history subjectively. They have to convey a story, interpreting and transforming contradictory primary sources and taciturn material culture into a best guess. The historian is ultimately a combination of detective and story-teller, shifting through evidence, questioning the reliability of the evidence, and then compiling it into a narrative. And ancient history is an act of deliberate translation. “Roman Noir” to me means a way of telling historical stories in a way that will hopefully educate the reader and entertain her. “Roman noir” in French means a detective story. “Roman Noir” is a play on words and a description of the Arcturus series. ![]()
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