Ancient History

[close] This group examines & discusses the creation of Christianity from the point of view of its creation by certain Romans via their motives and evidence. There should be Q&A's, books and other related items discussed.

[close] This new Roman History Book Club was created to fill a gap in the vast wastelands of the Goodreads Groups. Although there are groups for overall history, and Roman fiction, there is nothing for Roman history. Everyone is welcome, and hopefully this group will build up and become a thriving community of lovers of all aspects of Roman history, looking to learn more and read around the topic. Books each month will include both secondary and primary works, and will span throughout the entirety of Roman history, from the Republic through to the Byzantines.

[close] This reading group will explore the Greek and Roman world surrounding the Mediterranean from about 1500 BCE to about 500 CE. It will focus on works covering time periods, places, people, games, food, geography, literature, navigation, warfare, art, architecture, science, poetry, drama, epics, trade, languages, mythology, archaeology, religion and much more. We may also extend our discussions into surrounding cultures and their past, e.g. the Minoans, Egypt, Persia and other cultures depending on circumstances and desire. These works will be selected by active members through monthly polls. Hopefully this journey will be both enriching and strongly inspired by the ancient muses. My bookshelves are piling up with books focused on classical studies so this group is an incentive to wander down those paths.

[close] Named so because when historians from the Greek and Roman era's were inspired, they believed it was one of the nine muses conversing directly with them through divine powers. Our muse would be Clio, the muse of history. In this group we'll hopefully be reading primary and secondary literature regarding the ancient past, as well as discussing historical matters and ideas.