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Jun 4, 2018
3 min

The Trojan War | Fact of Fiction? [Deeni Mitchell]

Have you heard of the Trojan War? If you have, you will hopefully learn more about it in this post. If you have not, you are in for an ...

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The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

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Mar 15, 2018
1 min

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

An excellently well written work of historical fiction. The Bronze Bow is both exciting and informative, albeit a little slow moving to beg

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Mar 12, 2018
1 min

Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier

Pontius Pilate is an engaging and historically accurate historical novel. Written about the Roman governor who condemned Jesus Christ to de

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Cody B Mitchell

Mar 10, 2018
1 min

Our Island Story by H.E. Marshall

Our Island Story explains the history of the British Isles from its beginning to the 20th Century (when the book was published). Using a br

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Cody Mitchell

Feb 9, 2018
2 min

Three Days in the Eyes of Themistocles

The following is a fictional excerpt from the Dairy of Themistocles, all obvious facts (e.g. number of ships etc.) are accurate, however ...

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The Passing of an Empire - The Fall of Babylon

Cody Mitchell

Oct 22, 2017
2 min

The Passing of an Empire - The Fall of Babylon

King Belshazzar stood atop his golden balcony which overhung the glittering city of Babylon, capital of the Babylonian Empire. He admire...

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Sparta and Athens | Their Confusing Relationship Explained

Cody Mitchell

Oct 9, 2017
2 min

Sparta and Athens | Their Confusing Relationship Explained

Sparta and Athens were by far the two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece (a.k.a Hellas). Both cities are understood to be democ...

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Cody Mitchell

Oct 2, 2017
4 min

Rome's First Dictator

Around the world, Julius Caesar has long been a famous name. Born on 13th July 100 B.C., this man was, perhaps, the most famous of all Ro...

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The Trojan War | Fact of Fiction? [Deeni Mitchell]

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