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

All books added
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

Lies We Sing to the Sea

Sarah Underwood

13 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Invasion of Gaul by S.J.A. Turney

The Invasion of Gaul

Marius' Mules #1

S.J.A. Turney

17 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions) user-added

fiction historical adventurous fast-paced
Vindolanda by Adrian Goldsworthy

Vindolanda

Vindolanda #1

Adrian Goldsworthy

14 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction historical adventurous tense fast-paced
War at the Edge of the World by Ian James Ross

War at the Edge of the World

Twilight of Empire #1

Ian James Ross

12 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction historical adventurous informative slow-paced
The Great Game by S.J.A. Turney

The Great Game

Praetorian #1

S.J.A. Turney

15 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction historical adventurous fast-paced
The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden

The Gates of Rome

Emperor #1

Conn Iggulden

13 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical
I Am Rome by Santiago Posteguillo

I Am Rome

Santiago Posteguillo

560 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark informative slow-paced
The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer

17 hours, 49 minutes • first pub -750 (editions) user-added

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging slow-paced
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures

Stephen Fry's Greek Myths #2

Stephen Fry

15 hours • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction history religion adventurous funny informative medium-paced
Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person by 糖尾帅

Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person

糖尾帅

850 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance science fiction