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Since you love ancient history and majored in it... Larry Send a noteboard - 03/02/2010 11:28:40 PM
Jo Graham has written two historical/quasi-fantasy novels, Black Ships and Hand of Isis that touch upon the Aegean world in the 12th century BCE and the last days of Cleopatra. Black Ships in particular was very good.

If you could read Spanish and could acquire the books easily, I would say anything by Javier Negrete would be very appealing, as he was a Professor of Greek at a Spanish university until a year or two ago.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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I need some reading recommendations... lyringlas - 03/02/2010 02:15:29 PM 1188 Views
Glen Cook Black Company random thoughts - 03/02/2010 02:40:21 PM 743 Views
Heh. To each their own. I couldn't disagree more with those three. Aemon - 03/02/2010 02:47:44 PM 907 Views
One could question your sanity... Jacob - 03/02/2010 02:51:26 PM 719 Views
Hrrrruuuuh? (that was a surprised Tim Allen noise, for those wondering) Aemon - 04/02/2010 05:46:27 AM 979 Views
I guess if you want to read long flowery descriptions of every room entered thats a valid choice random thoughts - 03/02/2010 06:12:00 PM 916 Views
I tried to read sword of shanara once. LadyLorraine - 03/02/2010 09:53:12 PM 856 Views
I loved sword of shanara random thoughts - 03/02/2010 10:23:42 PM 838 Views
And unoriginal in the extreme. *NM* Legolas - 03/02/2010 10:25:04 PM 405 Views
When you are 14 every thing is original random thoughts - 04/02/2010 05:00:42 AM 722 Views
Re: lyringlas - 07/02/2010 07:07:59 AM 915 Views
no reason to apologize for liking what you like random thoughts - 09/02/2010 04:29:43 AM 732 Views
Pft. I've got your back on Glen Cook, Random. Don't listen to this nutjob *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/02/2010 09:57:44 PM 331 Views
Yeah, you're just crazy. Ghavrel - 03/02/2010 11:06:34 PM 755 Views
The annals of a mercenary company is exactly what it is. Aemon - 04/02/2010 05:30:57 AM 852 Views
Based on your qualifying statements... Jacob - 03/02/2010 02:45:19 PM 934 Views
I think the previous two posters have given you a ton of good stuff already, but a few more... Legolas - 03/02/2010 04:36:02 PM 1108 Views
Also good ones... Jacob - 03/02/2010 04:39:58 PM 866 Views
cold fire trilogy random thoughts - 03/02/2010 06:33:31 PM 823 Views
Mmm, yes. Your good taste continues, *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/02/2010 09:58:53 PM 402 Views
that is what my first wife said about my second wife random thoughts - 03/02/2010 10:24:33 PM 811 Views
I'd not toss all of RA Salvatore out the window. He writes outside DnD LadyLorraine - 03/02/2010 09:51:56 PM 750 Views
Since you love ancient history and majored in it... Larry - 03/02/2010 11:28:40 PM 763 Views
Didn't Gene Wolfe also do something set in Ancient Greece? Latro in the Mist, I believe? Legolas - 03/02/2010 11:41:17 PM 830 Views
Yes Larry - 04/02/2010 01:44:57 PM 902 Views
Thanks everyone for your recommendations. I appreciate the help! lyringlas - 04/02/2010 04:56:13 AM 1026 Views
Bernard Cornwell - The Archer's Tale *NM* AgentOrange - 05/02/2010 01:21:23 AM 487 Views
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Silence_DoGood - 05/02/2010 01:20:42 PM 940 Views
Re: I need some reading recommendations... Bulgakov - 08/02/2010 10:01:30 PM 922 Views
Sadly mine are Lord o' Salv - 09/02/2010 10:15:38 AM 862 Views
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