Blog: Lupius in Fabula | Robert J Bruton Author

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Queen to King

The smooth transition of power from Queen Elizabeth II to King Charles III has been so uneventful as to provoke yawns from the rest of...

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Sep 14, 20224 min read

A Short Rundown on Procopius’ Secret History

His writing formed the basis of most of the research I conducted to write my Double-Edged Sword Trilogy. (Shameless plug for book one:...

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Sep 14, 20224 min read

The Unscrupulous Horde: Huns

I don't know about you, but when I think of the Huns, I often recall images of pointy-headed skulls and bow-legged savages whose...

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Sep 8, 20222 min read

How Seige Tactics Have Changed Since 538, or have they?

The war in Ukraine seems to get uglier and uglier as it continues. I can remember at the beginning of the war there was some optimism...

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