Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

Classical Period
  • Ancient Greece (600 B.C. to A.D. 600) - foundation of democracy, philosophy, mathematics, drama, and poetry
  • Ancient Rome (753 B.C. to A.D. 476) - political power that developed the legal system, irrigation, architecture, city roads, and Christianity
  • Persian Empire (550 B.C. to 330 B.C.) - Middle Eastern empire that practiced Zoroastrianism before Islam and fell to Alexander the Great in 330 B.C.
  • Byzantine Empire (A.D. 285 to A.D. 1453) - Mediterranean culture that incorporated practices and beliefs from ancient Greece and Rome; the only major power not to fall until after the Renaissance

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Galatea: A Short Story by Madeline Miller

Galatea: A Short Story

Madeline Miller

62 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
Dreaming The Eagle by Manda Scott

Dreaming The Eagle

Boudica #1

Manda Scott

720 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous challenging slow-paced
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard

606 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Atalanta

Jennifer Saint

357 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary adventurous medium-paced
Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War by Clemence McLaren

Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War

Clemence McLaren

199 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical young adult informative medium-paced
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth G. Speare

The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth G. Speare

256 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction childrens classics historical emotional slow-paced
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel

490 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Shadow of the Eagle by Damion Hunter

Shadow of the Eagle

The Borderlands #1

Damion Hunter

493 pages • missing pub info (editions)

emotional mysterious fast-paced
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

Glorious Exploits

Ferdia Lennon

289 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

Lies We Sing to the Sea

Sarah Underwood

488 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional sad medium-paced