Epics, Myth, and Modern Magic: Where Classics and Fantasy Collide
I have always had a sneaking suspicion that there was more of a connection between ancient Greece and Rome and the fantasy genre than most people think.
Ancient Books for the Historian on your Christmas List!
Here are some amazing new Ancient History reads from 2013 to stick in a stocking or put under the tree for someone special this Christmas!
Ben-Hur: The Book That Shook the World
The novel intertwines the life of Jesus with that of a fictional protagonist, the young Jewish prince named Judah Ben-Hur, who suffers betrayal, injustice, and brutality, and longs for a Jewish king to vanquish Rome.
The Construction of Authenticity in the Claudius Novels
What I am arguing is that the recreation of the Roman world in the Claudius novels is not a simple as most readers have taken it to be.