journey through history chronologically - hosted by adventurouspotato

Classical Era (500 BCE – 500 CE)
ancient greece, persia, rome, maurya and gupta empires, mayan civilization, qin and han dynasties, spread of buddhism, hinduism, and christianity
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Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

56 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
Ancient Greek and Roman Science: a Very Short Introduction by Liba Taub

Ancient Greek and Roman Science: a Very Short Introduction

Liba Taub

176 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history science
The Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Thonemann

The Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Peter Thonemann

152 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction by Gillian Clark

Late Antiquity: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Gillian Clark

152 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
The Spartans: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew J Bayliss

The Spartans: A Very Short Introduction

Andrew J Bayliss

184 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

challenging informative medium-paced
The Etruscans: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Smith

The Etruscans: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Christopher Smith

148 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction by Hugh Bowden

Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Hugh Bowden

144 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted medium-paced
Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World by Honor Cargill-Martin

Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World

Honor Cargill-Martin

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome

Emma Southon

339 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history dark funny informative medium-paced
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

Clytemnestra

Costanza Casati

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary dark emotional tense medium-paced