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 House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper

The House with the Golden Door

Wolf Den Trilogy #2

Elodie Harper

489 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Bronze Bow: A Newbery Award Winner by Elizabeth George Speare, Elizabeth George Speare

The Bronze Bow: A Newbery Award Winner

Elizabeth George Speare, Elizabeth George Speare

256 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction childrens classics historical young adult
I, Claudius by Robert Graves

I, Claudius

Claudius #1

Robert Graves

396 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Final Bow: A Novel by Alan David Justice

The Final Bow: A Novel

Alan David Justice

309 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction historical religion challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Quo Vadis? by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Quo Vadis?

Henryk Sienkiewicz

589 pages • first pub 1894 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional slow-paced
Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault

Fire from Heaven

Alexander the Great #1

Mary Renault

384 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
Troy by Adèle Geras

Troy

Adèle Geras

368 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

15 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Firebrand

Marion Zimmer Bradley

598 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz

Amber and Clay

Laura Amy Schlitz

544 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade poetry adventurous medium-paced