Jessica Settergren

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Biography

Learning about ancient cultures is fascinating because in many of the most basic needs humans are the same across time and distance, but culturally they can be vastly different from the way we are as a society now. I write fiction, so studying history is like building a whole new world one puzzle piece at a time.

I'm interested in nearly everything, but I'm truly passionate about mythology and history prior to the common use of gunpowder. My BA degrees are in English Literature and Ancient History, which was focused mostly on Greek and Roman history with post-Empire Europe thrown in the mix.

In real life I'm a business analyst in corporate America who shares a small house with two giant dogs (they run the place: I just live there), and I'm working on my first book. I blog regularly and can be found on Twitter sporadically.

Education

  • BA English Literature
  • BA Interdisciplinary Studies - Ancient History

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Strategos: Born in the Borderlands

Strategos: Born in the Borderlands, by Gordon Doherty, is a novel following the incredible exploits of Apion, a...
Empires of Bronze: Son of Ishtar
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Empires of Bronze: Son of Ishtar

Empires of Bronze: Son of Ishtar is Gordon Doherty's richly detailed fictionalization of events and people who lived...
The Horse in the Ancient World: From Bucephalus to the Hippodrome (Library of Classical Studies)
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The Horse in the Ancient World: From Bucephalus to the Hippodrome (Library of Classical Studies)

Most historical works covering human-animal interactions focus...
Women at War in the Classical World
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Women at War in the Classical World

Classical history tends to focus on the big-ticket war stories: Hannibal crossing the Alps, Alexander conquering...
Pagan Britain
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Pagan Britain

The intersection of science, speculation, and religion is a perilous space for any book to occupy. Considering the relative youth...
The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323-223 BC): Seleukos I to Seleukos III
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The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323-223 BC): Seleukos I to Seleukos III

The day Alexander the Great died, his empire began to fall apart. With no clear succession...
The Persians: Lost Civilizations
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The Persians: Lost Civilizations

Iran tends to appear in Western media today only for negative press: conflicts in the Middle East always include...
Hadrian's Wall: Everyday Life on a Roman Frontier
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Hadrian's Wall: Everyday Life on a Roman Frontier

Patricia Southern's writing breathes wit and entertainment into her treatment of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's...
In Bed with the Romans
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In Bed with the Romans

Caligula. Gladiator. Spartacus. HBO's series Rome. If you've seen any on-screen adaptation of life in the Roman Empire...
Carthage: Fact and Myth
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Carthage: Fact and Myth

Every empire has a cultural rival that both terrifies and fascinates the populace. During Rome's tenure as a Mediterranean...
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