Ancient/Medieval Fiction

While Ospreys and other military/historical non-fiction books may educate the palate, works of ancient and medieval fiction can animate the soul. Here are some fiction titles suggested by fellow Fanatici that may help inspire your next DBA foray.

Ancient Greece

Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, by Steven Pressfield (Bantam Books, August 1999). Paperback.

Tides of War : A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War, by Steven Pressfield (Bantam Books, April 2000). Paperback.

Rome: Republic and Empire

The First Man in Rome, by Colleen McCullough (Avon, August 1991) (Gaius Marius)

The Grass Crown, by Colleen McCullough (Avon, July 1992) (Marius and Sulla)

Fortune's Favorate, by Colleen McCullough (Avon, June 1994) (Pompey, Sulla and the young Caesar)

Caesar's Women, by Colleen McCullough (Avon, Feb. 1997)(The Rise of Caesar).

Caesar: A Novel, by Colleen McCullough (Avon, March 1999)(Caesar in Gaul and Italy).

The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff (Sunburst, Sept. 1993)(A young Roman centurian ventures among hostile tribes in 125 AD Britain to recover the Ninth Legion's eagle standard. Young Adult fiction).

Dark Ages Britain

Island of Ghosts by Gillian Bradshaw (Forge, Aug. 1998). Hardcover. (Sarmatian auxiliaries in 2d Century Britain).

The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (Warlord Chronicles, No. 1), by Bernard Cornwell (Griffin Trade, May 1997). Paperback.

Enemy of God (Warlord Chronicles, No. 2), by Bernard Cornwell (Griffin Trade, June 1998). Paperback.

Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur (Warlord Chronicles, No. 3), by Bernard Cornwell (Griffin Trade, July 1999). Paperback.

Other Titles

The Beacon of Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw (Soho Press, July 1994, reprint in progress). Paperback. (Adventures of a young woman from the Medical School at Alexandria who travels to the frontier forts of Thrace of the Eastern Empire, 5th C.)

Not Available Here But Recommended by Fellow Fanatici

Rob Oldenburg recommends "The Bearkeepers Daughter" (Houghton Mifflin, 1987) in which a young man becomes Narse's assistant, and "Hawk of May" (Simon & Schuster, 1980) in which a young Orkneyman strives to join Arthur's Companions.

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