James Nicoll wrote:
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SFNot just in science fiction. Gondor and Arnor are clearly drawn in
For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.
https://reactormag.com/five-thinly-veiled-versions-of-rome-in-sf/
large part from the Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
And Harry Turtledove wrote at least two Byzantine-inspired series that I
can think of.
I can't at the moment think of where Asimov used Thucydides. Perhaps he
just needed him for the rhyme.
Then there's the explicit use of Rome in DeCamp's "Lest Darkness Fall".
It was amusing to read Gibbon and think of these Goths as pictured in >DeCamp's novel. Entirely not to my surprise, LSDC knew his stuff.
It is remarkable how many of these feature late Rome, and not the Rome
of the Republic.
Well, Alan Yates did write an sf novel "Coriolanus, the Chariot", but
IIRC that had nothing to do with Rome.
William Hyde
Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
In article <vgtnq0$15a52$1@dont-email.me>,
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SFNot just in science fiction. Gondor and Arnor are clearly drawn in
For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.
https://reactormag.com/five-thinly-veiled-versions-of-rome-in-sf/
large part from the Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
And Harry Turtledove wrote at least two Byzantine-inspired series that I >>> can think of.
I can't at the moment think of where Asimov used Thucydides. Perhaps he >>> just needed him for the rhyme.
Then there's the explicit use of Rome in DeCamp's "Lest Darkness Fall".
It was amusing to read Gibbon and think of these Goths as pictured in
DeCamp's novel. Entirely not to my surprise, LSDC knew his stuff.
It is remarkable how many of these feature late Rome, and not the Rome
of the Republic.
Well, Alan Yates did write an sf novel "Coriolanus, the Chariot", but
IIRC that had nothing to do with Rome.
William Hyde
The Turtledove was Videssos.
But Videssos is a one-to-one mapping of Byzantium.
William Hyde
On 11/11/2024 11:10 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF
For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.
https://reactormag.com/five-thinly-veiled-versions-of-rome-in-sf/
Wow ! Four for five for me. The Asimov, the Anderson, the Drake, and
the Thomas.
Lynn
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SFNot just in science fiction. Gondor and Arnor are clearly drawn in
For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.
https://reactormag.com/five-thinly-veiled-versions-of-rome-in-sf/
large part from the Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
And Harry Turtledove wrote at least two Byzantine-inspired series that I
can think of.
I can't at the moment think of where Asimov used Thucydides. Perhaps he
just needed him for the rhyme.
It is remarkable how many of these feature late Rome, and not the Rome
of the Republic.
On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:00:48 -0500, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SFNot just in science fiction. Gondor and Arnor are clearly drawn in
For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.
https://reactormag.com/five-thinly-veiled-versions-of-rome-in-sf/
large part from the Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
Yup
And Harry Turtledove wrote at least two Byzantine-inspired series that I >>can think of.
Yes but those were actually placed in the Byzantine empire not some >alt-Byzantium.
I can't at the moment think of where Asimov used Thucydides. Perhaps he >>just needed him for the rhyme.
Which work are you referring to? Foundation, Foundation and Empire and
Second Foundation all appropriated a lot of material from Gibbon -
especially in the sections about Bel Riose in Foundation and Empire.
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