List of fiction set in ancient Greece
Appearance
There is a body of ancient and modern fiction set in ancient Greece and ancient Greek culture, including Magna Graeca and Hellenistic kingdoms. Titles include:
Books
- The Dancer from Atlantis, by Poul Anderson (1971)
- The Firebrand, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1987)
- The Sand-Reckoner, by Gillian Bradshaw (2000) about Archimedes
- Chaereas and Callirhoe, by Chariton of Aphrodisias (1st century)
- Achilles, by Elizabeth Cook (2003)
- A Victor of Salamis: A Tale of the Days of Xerxes, Leonidas, and Themistocles, by William Stearns Davis (1907)
- L. Sprague de Camp's historical fiction
- An Elephant for Aristotle (1958)
- The Bronze God of Rhodes (1960)
- The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate (1961)
- The Arrows of Hercules (1965)
- The Golden Wind (1969)
- Margaret Doody, Aristotle and Stephanos series
- Aristotle Detective (1978)
- Aristotle and the Fatal Javelin (1980)
- Aristotle and Poetic Justice (2000)
- Aristotle and the Secrets of Life (2002)
- Anello di bronzo ("Ring of Bronze") (2003)
- Poison in Athens (2004)
- Mysteries of Eleusis (2005)
- The Ten Thousand, by Michael Curtis Ford (2001)
- The Wreckage of Agathon, by John Gardner (1970)
- Celestial Matters, by Richard Garfinkle (1996)
- Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow, by David Gemmell (2005)
- The Double Tongue, by William Golding (1995)
- The Golden Fleece (U.K.) aka Hercules, My Shipmate (USA) by Robert Graves (1945)
- Homer's Daughter by Robert Graves (1955)
- The Rage of Achilles, by Terence Hawkins (2009)
- Aethiopica or Theagenes and Chariclea, by Heliodorus of Emesa (2nd century)
- The Plot to Save Socrates, by Paul Levinson (2006)
- Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus (2nd century)
- True History, by Lucian (2nd century AD), not necessarily set anywhere near Greece
- Spartan, by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (2003)
- In Kithairon's Shadow, by Jon Edward Martin (2003)
- Shades of Artemis, by Jon Edward Martin (2005)
- Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Naomi Mitchison (1925) (set in 5th century BC)
- The Isle of Stone: A Novel of Ancient Sparta, by Nicholas Nicastro (2005)
- Memnon, by Scott Oden (2006)
- Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield (1999)
- Tides of War, by Steven Pressfield (2001)
- Last of the Amazons, by Steven Pressfield (2002)
- The Virtues of War, by Steven Pressfield (2005)
- Hoplite: Torch of Prometheus, by Michael Pritsos (2008)
- The Last of the Wine, by Mary Renault (1956)
- Mary Renault, "Thesead"
- The King Must Die (1958)
- The Bull from the Sea (1962)
- The Mask of Apollo, by Mary Renault (1966)
- The Praise Singer, by Mary Renault
- Mary Renault, Alexander trilogy
- Fire from Heaven (1969) — the early life of Alexander the Great
- The Persian Boy (1972) — Alexander the Great after his conquest of Persia
- Funeral Games (1981) — the successors of Alexander
- The Athenian Murders, by José Carlos Somoza (2002)
- The second and third books in the Nantucket series, an alternate history setting of the ancient world by S. M. Stirling
- Against the Tide of Years (1999)
- On the Oceans of Eternity (2000)
- The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon, by Achilles Tatius (2nd century)
- H.N. Turteltaub, "Hellenic Traders" series, set some time after the death of Alexander
- Over the Wine Dark Sea (2001)
- The Gryphon's Skull (2002)
- The Sacred Land (2003)
- Owls to Athens (2004)
- The Crown of Violet, by Geoffrey Trease (1952)
- Gene Wolfe, "Latro" series
- Soldier of the Mist, by Gene Wolfe (1986)
- Soldier of Arete, by Gene Wolfe (1989)
- Ephesian Tale of Anthia and Habrocomes, by Xenophon of Ephesus (2nd century)
- Goat Song:A Novel of Ancient Greece, by Frank Yerby (1967)
Films
- 300 (2007)
- 300 Spartans, The (1962)
- Alexander (2004)
- Alexander the Great (1956)
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Helen of Troy (1956)
- Helen of Troy (2003)
- Hercules (1983)
- Hercules (1997), A Disney film.
- Jason and the Argonauts (1963/2000)
- Troy (2004)
Plays
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare
- Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare
- Troilus and Cressida, by William Shakespeare
- The Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher
- Adventure Story, by Terence Rattigan
Comics
Video games
- Age of Empires
- Age of Mythology
- God of War
- Rampage Through Time
- Spartan: Total Warrior
- Titan Quest
- Zeus: Master of Olympus
- Rise of the Argonauts
Television
See also
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