“The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.” LoveLiteratureFictionHistoryGolden AgeTreacherousImmersiveMilitary CampaignsAncient Athens Book:Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece Source: Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“We’re not here to argue with you about the wisdom of our alliance that has kept the Persians at bay for forty years. An argument requires a measure of equality between those in the dispute and Samos is not the equal of Athens.” LoveLiteratureFictionHistoryPhilosophicalImmersiveMilitary CampaignsAncient Athens Book:Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece Source: Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece