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by Ruth Downie (Goodreads Author)

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Has anyone noticed that TIlla was using corn in Roman time England? Corn came to Europe after the discovery of the Americas. An enjoyable book, but hope the author is more rigorous about historical details.

Carla Hostetter Corn is still used in Europe for wheat esp. Our American corn is called maize. Since the author is British, she used corn.

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Were the ancient Romans really doing cataract eye surgery?

Asterope News article: "The Romans carried out cataract ops"
__...Perhaps most surprisingly of all is that the Romans - and others from ancient times, includin…moreNews article: "The Romans carried out cataract ops"
__...Perhaps most surprisingly of all is that the Romans - and others from ancient times, including the Chinese, Indians and Greeks - were also able also to carry out cataract operations. The Romans were almost certainly the first to do this in Britain."Interestingly the Roman author Celsus described cataract extraction surgery using a specially pointed needle - and possible cataract needles (specilla) have been found in Britain as well as elsewhere in the Roman Empire." Detailing the procedure Celsus said: "A needle is to be taken, pointed enough to penetrate, yet not too fine, and this is to be inserted straight through the two outer tunics."When the (correct) spot is reached, the needle is to be sloped.........and should gently rotate there and little by little."__
- Full article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/719...

Also, just Google "ancient Rome cataract surgery" - there are other articles and references. (less)

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Is this series clean?

Tango Some violence, but not graphic. No bad language. The plot involves slave women forced into prostitution so I would be careful with younger readers, bu…moreSome violence, but not graphic. No bad language. The plot involves slave women forced into prostitution so I would be careful with younger readers, but there is little graphic detail.(less)

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