Thebes 338 B.C.E.

This historical novel is set in ancient Greece during a crucial two year period from 338 - 336 B.C.E. The young poet Aristides, outside the city of Thebes, narrates his life from age 14 to 16 and near his death at 70 in Egypt as he looks back upon his life's journey. It is the time of King Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander, (18-20) soon to be the Great. The intrigue, struggle for love and power in the royal court of kings, is the background as Aristides comes of age. After a fierce...