Hello!

[Michael]

Welcome Anna, this is Mike Anderson. I have a good cross section of the ancient world in my book list.
If you have questions post them here.

You can also check out my blog at www.mikeanderson.biz

[Gary]

Hi Anna, I'm in Sydney too, and like you am very much an ancient history fan. I tend to lurk here rather than post because I'm on the writer side of the business, and this is fundamentally a reader site. (I have a mystery series in classical Athens, published by St Martin's Press and Penguin: The Pericles Commission and The Ionia Sanction).

If you're looking for books set in the ancient world, there are piles of them. Rome's by far the most popular period.

Mike, that's a very impressive blog you run on Roman military! I see you follow my friend Geoff Carter's blog at Theoretical Structural Archaeology. Geoff recently did a hilarious job of casting my books.

Do you know Lindsay Powell and the friendly guys at Ancient Warfare Magazine? If not, I suspect you'd find they're your kind of people.

[Valentina]

Hi!My name is Valentina, I'm from Italy. I'm interested in the pre-roman period, particularly the European Bronze Age.I am a PhD student in Archaeology, and, of course!, I study the bronze Age, so my interest is scientific but in my spare time I'd also like to find some fictional works about the pre-roman period!Hoping to find something new here! :)

[Alex]

Hello everyone!
I live in Pennsylvania, US. I like history, especially ancient and medieval.

[Luciana]

Hello, my name is Luciana and I'm from Perth, Australia.
My love for Ancient History came via mythology particularly Greek, then it literally exploded. I love finding new books-Fiction or non-fiction-to with the ancient world. I write historical fantasies, a blend of mythology set in the ancient period, mainly BCE.
I was searching the Goodreads site and came across this group but have noticed it has been long time between drinks. Anyway, wanted to touch base and say g'day. :)

[Thorwald]

Hello, my name is Thorwald and I am from Frankfurt, Germany. I always loved the world of ancient thought, because it is straightforward and very basic, revealing thus often much more than any modern complicated philosophy. Recently I published my first two books in English, see here:

Aristotle and Atlantis - What did the philosopher really think about Plato's island empire?

Atlantis and Syracuse - Did Plato's experiences on Sicily inspire the legend? A study on Plato's later political writings

[Chris]

Luc wrote: "Hello, my name is Luciana and I'm from Perth, Australia.
My love for Ancient History came via mythology particularly Greek, then it literally exploded. I love finding new books-Fiction or non-fict..."

Hi Luciana, I am Chris from the Uk i see we have very similat intrests. I too noticed how quiet it was in this group. I am studying classics with the O.U. Just adore 5th bce greece.

[Luciana]

Hi Chris, maybe we can spice it up a little :) Currently reading Invisible Romans by Robert Knapp. Very interesting and great insight into a group of people who were reviled and ignored by the Roman elite but my first love is Ancient Greece. Thanks for connecting. Looking forward to further 'chats'

[Luciana]

Thorwald wrote: "Hello, my name is Thorwald and I am from Frankfurt, Germany. I always loved the world of ancient thought, because it is straightforward and very basic, revealing thus often much more than any moder..."

Hi Thorward, my name is Luciana from Australia. I was interested to read you have written about Atlantis which is one of the legends that has captivated me since a teenager. I have written a Historical Fantasy based on Atlantis (not yet published). Look forward to further discussions with you.

[Thorwald]

Bronwen wrote: ".......My primary historical interest is Minoan Crete..."

Hello Bronwen, Minoan Crete is very insteresting, because there are so much unanswered questions; and so much space for interpretations. I am interested in the way Plato used myths or created so-called Platonic Myths which actually are no myths in the common sense.

[Bryn]

Thought I'd say hello... after I notice the Australians in the group. I'm in Sydney.

I guess my interests are early medieval/going backwards from there. Great to see Central Asian themes in this thread.

At the moment I'm reading The Horse in Human History which from the index and first pages promises to be terrific. "Analysis of man's symbiosis with the domesticated horse necessarily takes the reader to regions remote from urban centres and pays special attention to mobile elements of nomadic society, too often deemed marginal or transitory... Throughout the book ideology is considered: the great epics that inspire and inflame equestrian militarism."

-- My 1st interest is nomadic societies and I adore epic, so that sort of introduces me.

Recommended by a friend with whom I agreed on The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (great book).