Thais of Athens

Greece! Haeteras! Sparta! Crete!! Macedonia!!! Alexander the Great! Midnight trysts! Tantra?! Women who were free and interesting and beautiful and learned to the point of polymathy! Weird rituals! Temples and High Priestesses! Have I told Greece?! Have I already mentioned how I love it? Have I frea......more

Historical fiction that gives insight into Alexander of Macedon, his campaigns across the Ecumena (civilized world) and beyond, and the men and women around him, including the eponymous courtesan (haetera), Thais. Set in the 3rd century BC, the author brings many areas of history to life pretty well......more

"Таис" - это великолепный пример романа, написанного талантливым писателем и, одновременно, человеком, любящим и знающим историю. Вы с головой погружаетесь в Античность - тот её момент, когда Александр Македонский совершал свой великий поход, а в Рим вели ещё далеко не все дороги. Искусство, философи......more