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Jon Edward Martin is an American author, who writes historical fiction novels. He is best known for his novels about Ancient Greece. He is a native of Massachusetts, and holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature. He is married with four children; a daughter and three sons and he lives in Virginia. Jon is a member of the Historical Novel Society. He also is an assistant editor for ''Sparta - Journal of Ancient Spartan and Greek History''. ==Works== Martin's historical fiction books follow the sequence of real events of ancient times. He typically writes his novels using the ancient terms and place names along with popular historical figures in his attempt to capture the spirit of the times. As a historical novelist Jon Edward Martin's ancient fiction is characterized by a willingness to explore historical events from a different point of view. His first novel was ''In Kithairon’s Shadow''. His subsequent historical novels were all set in ancient Greece; a novel about the Battle of Marathon, ''The Headlong God of War'' and an epic novel about the battle that changed the route of ancient Sparta’s history, ''Shades of Artemis''. His latest work is a continuation of "Shades of Artemis" entitled, "Nemesis". This novel follows the life of the Spartan commander Gylippus, the architect of Athen's calamitous defeat at the battle of Syracuse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Edward Martin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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