by John Martino | Feb 15, 2021 | History
Ancient Greek Historical Timeline 3000 ~ 1450 B.C.E. – Minoan Crete (early to middle Bronze Age). 1650 ~ 1100 B.C.E. – Mycenaean Greeks (until late Bronze Age). 1100 ~ 800 B.C.E. – Greek Dark Ages (Iron Age commences). # 800 ~ 650 B.C.E....
by John Martino | Feb 14, 2021 | Backstory
After working on the Olympia novel (and film) project for a number of years, Michael and I decided that to properly complete the work a trip to Greece was required to inject into the manuscript a real sense of atmospheric authenticity. As Michael was consumed with his...
by John Martino | Feb 14, 2021 | Myth
“House Atreides claimed to trace its roots more than twelve thousand years, back to the ancient sons of Atreus on Old Terra. Now the family embraced its long history, despite the numerous tragic and dishonorable incidents it contained. The Dukes had made an annual...
by John Martino | Jan 21, 2021 | Backstory
One of the ‘Olympia’ authors, John, at Olympia, Greece, March 2020. This photo was taken directly after the Tokyo Olympics torch-lighting ceremony that was held on the ancient grounds of Olympia, home to the first Olympics (and for more than a 1,000 years onwards). He...
by John Martino | Jan 21, 2021 | Backstory
One of the ‘Olympia’ authors, Michael, at the Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (November, 2020). Michael and John were being interviewed by Dr. Alkistis Agio from Athens, Greece, and were lucky enough to have the Museum’s curatorial staff offer them...
