Roman History Blog - Featured Authors
Jim Massie and Ryan Jaroncyk Publishes a Roman Novel
Book 1:
Carthago - Soul of an Empire
Soul of an
Empire is a historical fiction novel series that follows an ensemble
of diverse characters as they navigate the Roman Empire's harrowing
third century crisis and witness the improbable rise of Christianity,
which would forever alter the course of Western Civilization.
Soul of an
Empire began as a feature length movie script in 2017, then
transitioned to a prospective tv series project a year later. The
pilot script earned finalist honors in the Creative World Awards, and
in January 2020, Think Tank Films optioned the show and began
pitching it around Hollywood.
To augment
these efforts, we recently decided to commence a proof of concept
(online) novel series in the hopes of developing a fan base on the
literary front. Due to being complete unknowns and the significant
costs associated with publishing a novel out of the gate, we thought
a trial run might be a better approach to gauging how much interest
there actually is for our concept. As a result, we are publishing one
chapter at a time on a weekly (and occasionally biweekly) basis on
the digital platforms Channillo and Wattpad.
Jim
Massie, the author, has been passionate about Roman history since he
was a young boy and now owns an entire library of scholarly books on
his favorite topic. He earned his JD
MBA from William & Mary. His historical drama tv series - Soul of
an Empire - was recenty optioned by an independent film producer.
Ryan Jaroncyk, the editor, was inspired to launch
Soul of an Empire back in 2017 after reading Dr. Gary Ferngren's
seminal work 'Medicine & Healthcare in Early Christianity',
published by Johns Hopkins University Press. He is a Roman and early Christian history enthusiast who has
had two historical drama tv series - Soul of an Empire and Viking
Queen - recently optioned by independent film producers.
Book 1:
Carthago - Soul of an Empire
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Threatened
by plague, political chaos, and barbarian invasions, the mighty Roman
Empire teeters on the edge of a cataclysmic collapse. At the same
time, a clash of two, diametrically opposed ideologies - Greco-Roman
paganism and a bizarre, new 'religion of women' - vie for the soul of
Western Civilization. In the end, only one will come out victorious
and alter the course of human history.
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