so far in my return to antiquity i still find the greeks/egyptians more charming than the romans. the greeks are doing gay island wars and inventing ideas, the egyptians have all that cool fashion and mythology. the romans are like a 12 year olds idea of a cool empire
A specter is haunting Europe, folks. Many say GHOST but I say SPECTER. I say it because it's much spookier, more serious. SPECTER! And it's the biggest specter we've ever seen.
in the odyssey (Ὀδύσσεια), the sea is repeatedly described as “the unharvested sea” (ἀτρύγετος πόντος), a formula that defines the sea through its resistance to cultivation and human mastery.
Every novel should have a nice map at the start explaining the world of the book just like fantasy novels. I don’t care if it’s set in suburban Idaho or an inner city law firm, give me a nice map spread over two pages.