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The Gates of Hell (Livingston novel), the Glossary

The Gates of Hell is a 2016 historical fantasy novel by Michael Livingston.^[1]

33 relations: Alexandria, Ark of the Covenant, Audiobook, Augustus, Caesarion, Cantabria, Centurion, Cleopatra, Cleopatra Selene II, Corocotta, Ebook, Fantasy, Hardcover, Historical fiction, Juba II, Julius Caesar, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Mark Antony, Medieval literature, Michael Livingston, Numidia, Olyndicus, Palladium (classical antiquity), SF Signal, Temple of Vesta, The Citadel, The Shards of Heaven, Toga, Tomb of Alexander the Great, Tor Books, Trident of Poseidon, Trireme, Vorenus and Pullo.
2016 fantasy novels
Cultural depictions of Caesarion
Fictional depictions of Augustus in literature
Novels set in the 1st century BC

Alexandria

Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.

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Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant, also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, is believed to have been the most sacred religious relic of the Israelites.

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Audiobook

An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud.

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Augustus

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.

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Ptolemy XV Caesar (Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ,; 23 June 47 BC – 29 August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (Καισαρίων,, "Little Caesar"), was the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 2 September 44 BC until her death by 12 August 30 BC, then as sole ruler until his death was ordered by Octavian (who would become the first Roman emperor as Augustus).

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Cantabria

Cantabria (also) is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city.

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Centurion

In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion (centurio,. label; kentyríōn, or), was a commander, nominally of a century, a military unit originally consisting of 100 legionaries.

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Cleopatra

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Κλεοπάτρα Θεά ΦιλοπάτωρThe name Cleopatra is pronounced, or sometimes in British English, see, the same as in American English.. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology);Also "Thea Neotera", lit.

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Cleopatra Selene II

Cleopatra Selene II (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; summer 40 BC – BC; the numeration is modern) was a Ptolemaic princess, Queen of Numidia (briefly in 25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – 5 BC) and Queen of Cyrenaica (34 BC – 30 BC).

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Corocotta

Corocotta is a local hero for Cantabrians and his story is passed down orally in Cantabrian families from the elder generations to the younger.

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Ebook

An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.

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Juba II

Juba II or Juba of Mauretania (Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba; Ἰóβας, Ἰóβα or Ἰούβας;Roller, Duane W. (2003) The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene "Routledge (UK)". pp. 1–3.. c. 48 BC – AD 23) was the son of Juba I and client king of Numidia (30–25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – AD 23).

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Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.

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Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (ho Pháros tês Alexandreías, contemporary Koine; فنار الإسكندرية), was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC).

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Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.

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Medieval literature

Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (that is, the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca. AD 500 to the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th, 15th or 16th century, depending on country).

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Michael Livingston

Michael Livingston is an American historian, a professor of medieval literature, and a historical fantasy novelist.

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Numidia

Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya.

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Olyndicus

Olyndicus (?-170 BC), also known as Olonicus, was a Celtiberian war chief who led a rebellion against Rome, fighting against the praetor Lucius Canuleyus and his troops, in the province of Hispania Ulterior.

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Palladium (classical antiquity)

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Palladium or Palladion (Greek Παλλάδιον (Palladion), Latin Palladium) was a cult image of great antiquity on which the safety of Troy and later Rome was said to depend, the wooden statue (xoanon) of Pallas Athena that Odysseus and Diomedes stole from the citadel of Troy and which was later taken to the future site of Rome by Aeneas.

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SF Signal

SF Signal was a science fiction blog and fanzine published from 2003 to 2016.

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Temple of Vesta

The Temple of Vesta, or the aedes (Latin Aedes Vestae; Italian: Tempio di Vesta), is an ancient edifice in Rome, Italy.

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The Citadel

The Citadel Military College of South Carolina (simply known as The Citadel) is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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The Shards of Heaven

The Shards of Heaven is a 2015 historical fantasy debut novel by Michael Livingston. The Gates of Hell (Livingston novel) and The Shards of Heaven are American historical novels, Cultural depictions of Caesarion, fictional depictions of Augustus in literature, novels set in ancient Egypt, novels set in ancient Rome, novels set in the 1st century BC and tor Books books.

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Toga

The toga, a distinctive garment of ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between in length, draped over the shoulders and around the body.

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Tomb of Alexander the Great

The tomb of Alexander the Great is attested in several historical accounts, but its current exact location remains an enduring mystery.

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Tor Books

Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.

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Trident of Poseidon

The trident of Poseidon and his Roman equivalent, Neptune, has been their traditional divine attribute in many ancient depictions.

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Trireme

A trireme (derived from trirēmis, "with three banks of oars"; cf. Ancient Greek: triērēs, literally "three-rower") was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.

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Vorenus and Pullo

Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, or rather Lucius Varenus and Titus Pulfio were two Roman centurions mentioned in the personal writings of Julius Caesar.

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2016 fantasy novels

Cultural depictions of Caesarion

Fictional depictions of Augustus in literature

Novels set in the 1st century BC

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