#LJ Trafford

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Pen & Sword Review: Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome, by LJ Trafford

Pen & Sword Review: Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome, by LJ Trafford

Imprint: Pen & Sword HistorySeries: Sex and SexualityPages: 224ISBN: 9781526786876Published: 23rd September 2021 Blurb From Emperors and empresses, poets and prostitutes, slaves and plebs, Ancient Rome was a wealth of different experiences and expectations. None more so than around the subject of sex and sexuality. The image of Ancient Rome that has come down to us is one of sexual excess:…

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#Bookreview HOW TO SURVIVE IN ANCIENT ROME by L. J. Trafford (@traffordlj) (@penswordbooks) An enjoyable way to learn about Ancient Rome #history #AncientRome

#Bookreview HOW TO SURVIVE IN ANCIENT ROME by L. J. Trafford (@traffordlj) (@penswordbooks) An enjoyable way to learn about Ancient Rome #history #AncientRome

Hi all: I bring you a non-fiction book for those of you who’ve always dreamed of travelling back in time and visiting Imperial Rome. How to Survive in Ancient Rome by L J Trafford How to Survive in Ancient Rome by L J Trafford   Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Rome and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where…

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When you think of Ancient Rome, what often comes to mind is debauchery coupled with almost puritanical morals. Orgies. Vestal Virgins. Nero and Caligula. You know, the juicy stuff that peppered both HBO and PBS. 

But what was the truth? Is it closer to the sex fueled fantasies of 1970s x-rated films and pearl clutching Christian saints? Or is it the dry and politics heavy shenanigans of I, Claudius.

The truth is amusingly revealed in this really fun historical quick-read by LJ Trafford.

First off, I need to level with you. I got this book because of the cover. This is one of my favorite paintings in the history of ever (Lorenzo Lotto’s Venus and Cupid) and every time I go to the MET in NYC I have to spend some time communing with it. It’s just that bonkers and fun and faboo. (I have a thing for odd Renaissance and Medieval art.)

So I should have been clued in that by selecting this picture the book itself is also just as fun and whimsical as the painting, and like the painting there is a whole lot more going on when you scratch the surface. Using primary sources of the day, Trafford explains that like many cultures and civilizations that there was nuance and hypocrisy when it came to Ancient Roman views on sex and sexuality. And that like many ancient (and let’s face it, modern) civilizations that the expectations differed between classes and genders.

The book is written in an amazingly readable format, and I often found myself laughing out loud at several turns of phrase. I managed to read this book while undergoing treatment for two different kinds of cancer and it was just the distraction I needed. The author was a tour guide in a previous life and it shows. The way the history and primary resources are presented are geared for a lay audience who wants to learn more after binging HBO’s Rome or Masterpiece Theater’s I, Claudius.

Readers do need to be aware that there is a lot of swear words, but this shouldn’t be surprising considering the graffiti that has survived from the period. It can be shocking if you think of Rome as a bunch of stuffy senators and pearl-clutching early Christians. But Rome is/was a very earthy and messy place (often literally) and this book doesn’t shy away from that.

I honestly enjoyed it. 

Five Stars.

If this is your jam, you can get it here.

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I received an ARC via NetGalley.

**Review delayed due to cancer.

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lj and press goals at old trafford 😭😭😭😭😭

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17 firms win £560m social house building deal

A North West social housing consortium has appointed 17 contractors to its £560m home building framework.

JV North, which has 13 members made up of housing associations and local authorities, aims to build in the region of 4,000 homes between 2021 and 2025.

17 contractors appointed across three value bands

£10m+ projects: ENGIE Regeneration, United Living (North), Lovell Partnerships, Rowlinson, Seddon Construction, Anwyl Partnerships and Vistry Partnerships

£4m-£10m: United Living (North), ENGIE Regeneration, Crossfield Group, The Casey Group, Seddon Construction, Whitfield & Brown (Developments), Termrim Construction and Penny Lane Builders.

£1m-£4m: J Greenwood (Builders), John Southworth Builders, The Casey Group, Crossfield Group, Whitfield & Brown (Developments), RP Tyson Construction, Termrim Construction, HMS and Wiggett Construction Group

Professional services firms were also appointed to nine different lots to help JV North members design, build, rent and sell homes.

John McCall Architects, Halsall Lloyd, BTB Architects, Levitt Bernstein Associates, LJ Architects, PRP, BYA, Paddock Johnson Partnership, Pozzoni Architecture and Jennings Design Associates were chosen for the architecture lot.

Eight employers agents were appointed: AA Projects, Neo Projects, Wilkinson Cowan Partnership, Poole Dick Associates, Identity Consult, Markhams, Anderton Gables and Simon Fenton Partnership.

JV North Consortium members include: Bury Council, Johnnie Johnson Housing, One Manchester, Peaks and Plains Housing Trust, Muir Group, Plus Dane Housing, Sovini, Stockport Homes, Stockport Council, Torus, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.

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17 firms win £560m social house building deal

A North West social housing consortium has appointed 17 contractors to its £560m home building framework.

JV North, which has 13 members made up of housing associations and local authorities, aims to build in the region of 4,000 homes between 2021 and 2025.

17 contractors appointed across three value bands

£10m+ projects: ENGIE Regeneration, United Living (North), Lovell Partnerships, Rowlinson, Seddon Construction, Anwyl Partnerships and Vistry Partnerships

£4m-£10m: United Living (North), ENGIE Regeneration, Crossfield Group, The Casey Group, Seddon Construction, Whitfield & Brown (Developments), Termrim Construction and Penny Lane Builders.

£1m-£4m: J Greenwood (Builders), John Southworth Builders, The Casey Group, Crossfield Group, Whitfield & Brown (Developments), RP Tyson Construction, Termrim Construction, HMS and Wiggett Construction Group

Professional services firms were also appointed to nine different lots to help JV North members design, build, rent and sell homes.

John McCall Architects, Halsall Lloyd, BTB Architects, Levitt Bernstein Associates, LJ Architects, PRP, BYA, Paddock Johnson Partnership, Pozzoni Architecture and Jennings Design Associates were chosen for the architecture lot.

Eight employers agents were appointed: AA Projects, Neo Projects, Wilkinson Cowan Partnership, Poole Dick Associates, Identity Consult, Markhams, Anderton Gables and Simon Fenton Partnership.

JV North Consortium members include: Bury Council, Johnnie Johnson Housing, One Manchester, Peaks and Plains Housing Trust, Muir Group, Plus Dane Housing, Sovini, Stockport Homes, Stockport Council, Torus, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.

  from https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/08/02/17-firms-win-560m-social-house-building-deal/

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Liked: It's Tuesday. Let's go out there & de-shit those stables, folks #TuesdayMotivation https://t.co/N9hcnzGwFw

It's Tuesday. Let's go out there & de-shit those stables, folks #TuesdayMotivation https://t.co/N9hcnzGwFw

It's Tuesday. Let's go out there & de-shit those stables, folks#TuesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/N9hcnzGwFw

— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) September 3, 2019

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Liked: Augustus gathers his family together for an impromptu photo opportunity to say he would be a 'Caretaker Emperor' if the empire needs one. https://t.co/AXtdvQ7DKi

Augustus gathers his family together for an impromptu photo opportunity to say he would be a 'Caretaker Emperor' if the empire needs one. https://t.co/AXtdvQ7DKi

Augustus gathers his family together for an impromptu photo opportunity to say he would be a 'Caretaker Emperor' if the empire needs one. pic.twitter.com/AXtdvQ7DKi

— LJ Trafford (@TraffordLj) August 16, 2019

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