Caroline Lawrence

Which cover do you prefer? I love them both! I'll be talking about my 2nd Roman Quest book, The Archers of Isca, at the #ButserBookFest this Sat 18 Oct 2025 from 1-2pm @butserancientfarm.co.uk More info here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/bookfest-202...? #RomanQuests #HistFictForKids

LOOK AT THIS LINEUP!

Speakers at the #LythamStAnnesClassicalAssociation lecture lineup. It’s super reasonable to join and if you can’t make it to that part of the country all the talks are recorded for viewing in the comfort of your own home. More info here:
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So excited to be doing a writing workshop at @butserancientfarm.co.uk this Saturday 18 Oct 2025 from 1-2pm. Sharing artefacts and top tips. Lots of other great authors and events at the #ButserBookFest Info here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/bookfest-202...

Thrilled to announce there is finally an audiobook of Escape from Rome, the first in my #RomanQuests series, a sequel to #TheRomanMysteries! Have a sample listen here: www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FSFZ4RLR?

I'm at the Brentwood Writers’ Circle Sat 4 Oct 2025. Come to hear my best tips about plot, character & setting and to try some fun writing exercises. My tips & exercises are simple enough for children, but powerful enough for adults! Order tickets here: www.brentwoodwriterscircle.com/copy-of-home

My friend Katrina Jade and I are doing some podcasts about our love for Virgil's Aeneid, this one starts with the Latin word LUMEN. You can listen to it here or on Spotify if you so desire: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Thrilled to get a copy of Steve Davies' newest book, How to Steal the Rosetta Stone, "a fast-paced teen heist caper packed with daring plans, mindbending twists, and edge-of-your-seat thrills." 😃

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#VesuviusDay? Pliny the Younger said 79 CE. But the day & month have been fluid. For a long time we thought 24 Aug. Discovery of a graffiti in 2018 had some scholars guessing 24 Oct. But when Mark Twain visited Pompeii in 1867 he was told 9 Nov & put it in "Innocents Abroad"!

So excited by this new translation of Virgil's Aeneid by Scott McGill & Susannah Wright, w/ intro by the wonderful Emily Wilson. The Aeneid is my fave book from the ancient world & has influenced everything I've written. I'm listening on @audibleuk! 🥰 #Aeneid #Virgil
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Have you seen my new illustrated handbook to the Greek Gods & Goddesses? It's a hardback, beautifully illustrated by @flaroh.bsky.social and perfect for older kids who love Classics or Ancient History! On offer now: www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...

Going to Athens with kids? Take this!

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And don't believe them when they tell you the Prison of Socrates was on Philopappos Hill... It was almost certainly in the Athenian Agora and you can still see the most likely ruins today, as any good guide book will tell you.

FREE FAMILY FUN AT THE MITHRAEUM
Fri 15 & Sat 16 August 2025 at London's Mithraeum (an ancient temple) & Roman amphitheatre! Kids can compete “quests” and maybe win a prize: a copy of my book The Time Travel Diaries, set in Roman London! Book your FREE place here: www.londonmithraeum.com/events/

Thanks, Boudicca of Suburbia!! 😍 More great books on Boudicca are coming soon...

Saw Mystery Cult expert Hugh Bowden & archaeologists Louise Fowler & Sophie Jackson for a new installation by janeandlouisewilson.co.uk at the #LondonMithraeum... Sophie told me they need more #archaeologists! Not all for digs in London, some in more rural areas. #BloombergSpace

Just caught up with a great new episode of #CreepyClassics all about the death of Robin Hood! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c... @classicaljg.bsky.social

The recently uncovered "huge Roman jigsaw that reveals a 2000 year old fresco in London" includes an image of mistletoe which was called bird-lime and used like superglue to catch birds in ancient times. It might have had erotic associations! 🥰

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Danger in Pompeii Demo on Steam Danger in Pompeii is an adventure puzzle game where you relive the city’s final day. Explore its streets, help its people, and solve the mystery of Mercury. Can you escape the eruption of Mount Vesuvi...

Teachers! Parents! Kids! Roman-Mysteries-Fans! Check out the demo for this fun forthcoming game set on the last day of Pompeii! #DangerInPompeii #Pompeii #Kids #ComputerGame #RomanMysteries #Amarantus store.steampowered.com/app/3726430/...

The writer of this piece is more articulate than I am! 😁

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#MosaicDigest #Interview #RomanMysteries #PKPinkertonMysteries #TalesFromVirgilsAeneid

"I sing of a dog and a man."

A short fictional retelling of Virgil's Aeneid from the point of view of a dog.

Perfect for teens or animal lovers studying Latin and/or Virgil's Aeneid.

Fab cover art by @flaroh.bsky.social #GCSE #Alevel #Latin #myths

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Whatever your gender, you will love Achates: Soul of a Hero! 😁 #MythRetelling #CanineNarrator #DogPOV #TrojanWar #Aeneas #Virgil #Vergil #Aeneid #ForTeens

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No. He sensibly RUNS AWAY! 😁

So thrilled and grateful for this puff for Pantheon by the amazing Professor Mary Beard. 🥰 And well-deserved praise for the talented Flora Kirk who illustrated it. 💙@flaroh.bsky.social @wmarybeard.bsky.social

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My playful retelling of Virgil’s Aeneid, from the point of view of Aeneas’s friend "faithful Achates" imagined as a dog, is aimed at teen and YA readers. But if you love myths and animals, you might enjoy it, too. #MythRetelling #TrojanWar #Odyssey #Argus #Homer

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I just listened to your Ancients podcast on Jason and the Argonauts yesterday. Last night, I bought the Kindle version of your book and watched the Argonauts movie. It was great! I’ve always liked Clash of the Titans, and Ray Harryhausen does amazing work with stop-motion!

I love objects like these that can inspire an entire book! 🥰

The left side of a leopard carved in ivory is shown facing slightly away, with its jaws around prey in copper alloy. The leopard has spots incised into its body, and its tail is curling up around it's back right haunch. Links of a copper alloy chain are attached to the figure where the prey is placed.

#FindsFriday
One of most evocative #Roman London finds ever: leopard as ivory knife handle.
Tiny little thing <6cm long was buried 3-4 C in Southwark w 14 year old girl who originated from southern med.
Inspired @carolawrence.bsky.social time travelling kids' book. 🏺

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Thanks to Laura Jenkinson-Brown for her brilliant review of my latest Virgil retelling, 'Achates: Soul of a Hero'! Read it here: laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/blog-posts/ @greekmythcomix.bsky.social #Virgil #Aeneid #Achates

Just out! The latest in my Tales from Virgil’s Aeneid: Achates: Soul of a Hero. I have cheekily envisaged Aeneas’s sidekick “faithful Achates” as a Molossian hound. It will give readers a totally new perspective on Virgil’s masterpiece. Cover by @flaroh.bsky.social
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Yay! So glad you enjoyed it! ☺️

One of my fave scenes is Jason in his mini-tunic on the chessboard of Olympus! 😁 #JasonAndTheArgonauts