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 Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

The Book of Longings

Sue Monk Kidd

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Alternate Endings: A Short Story Anthology of Historical What Ifs by Virginia Crow
Alternate Endings: A Short Story Anthology of Historical What Ifs
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Virginia Crow

Alternate Endings: A Short Story Anthology of Historical What Ifs

Virginia Crow

360 pages • missing pub info (editions)

Pompeii by Robert Harris

Pompeii

Robert Harris

397 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous informative tense medium-paced
Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis

Venus in Copper

Marcus Didius Falco #3

Lindsey Davis

275 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction crime historical mystery challenging mysterious fast-paced
The Germanicus Mosaic by Rosemary Rowe

The Germanicus Mosaic

Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain #1

Rosemary Rowe

275 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious medium-paced
Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

Daughters of Sparta

Claire Heywood

370 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
The Cicero Trilogy by Robert Harris

The Cicero Trilogy

Cicero #1-3

Robert Harris

1030 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
Roman Blood by Steven Saylor

Roman Blood

Roma Sub Rosa #1

Steven Saylor

401 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical mystery informative mysterious fast-paced
Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson

Dragon Keeper

Dragon Keeper #1

Carole Wilkinson

333 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow

Death of an Eye

Eye of Isis #1

Dana Stabenow

400 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical mystery mysterious slow-paced