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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The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

159 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical challenging reflective fast-paced
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

8 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

The Wolf Den

Wolf Den Trilogy #1

Elodie Harper

381 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Troy by Stephen Fry

Troy

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #3

Stephen Fry

11 hours • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark informative reflective medium-paced
Athena's Child by Hannah Lynn

Athena's Child

The Grecian Women Trilogy #1

Hannah Lynn

195 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Ithaca by Claire North

Ithaca

The Songs of Penelope #1

Claire North

399 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
Olympus Vol. 2 by Kris Grimminger, Geoff Johns

Olympus Vol. 2

Olympus #2

Kris Grimminger, Geoff Johns

47 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Olympus Vol. 1 by Jackson Butch Guice, Kris Grimminger, Geoff Johns

Olympus Vol. 1

Olympus #1

Jackson Butch Guice, Kris Grimminger, Geoff Johns

54 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

The Women of Troy

Women of Troy #2

Pat Barker

284 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced