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Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF



For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.

Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF
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[personal profile] dragoness_e 2024-11-12 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
And then there's Ranks of Bronze for literal Romans in space.

Getting away from Romans and the Roman Empire, the "Empire of Man" series starting with March Upcountry is a thinly-disguised SF retelling of Xenophon's Anabasis.
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[personal profile] patrick_morris_miller 2024-11-13 03:37 am (UTC)(link)

Getting away from Romans and the Roman Empire, the "Empire of Man" series starting with March Upcountry is a thinly-disguised SF retelling of Xenophon's Anabasis.

"Warriors, come out to play-aaay..."

Edited 2024-11-13 03:38 (UTC)