Mary Magdalen: A Chronicle

The story opens amid a dazzling circus arena, where multicolored robes, parasols, and glittering white sand set the stage for a frantic chariot race. Riders in scarlet, green, yellow, and blue whirl past, their horses’ manes dyed bright, while the crowd roars and the air tastes of myrrh and garlic. As the scarlet car crashes through a tangle of fallen horses, the spectacle erupts into chaos, underscoring the raw energy that drives the city’s public games.

Watching from a lofty tribune is Herod Antipas, a ruler whose opulent robes and bored smile hide a restless mind caught between Roman expectations and local unrest. He presides over a newly forged Tiberias, a patchwork of Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews, each group wary of his authority and the volatile forces that hover nearby. Through his gaze and the murmurs of the crowd, the chronicle hints at a deeper narrative thread that will follow Mary Magdalene as she navigates love, power, and survival in this turbulent world.