Historical Fiction

Michael’s trilogy of epic poems set in ancient Rome. The stories feature different protagonists, in each case a female hero who fights for her rights and her life in the complex, patriarchal societies of ancient Rome, the most influential in the history of humankind.

Venus Anh

This is the story of the rise of a slave’s daughter, Anh, to become a prophet and the goddess of women's rights during the final days of the ancient Roman republic. The author has produced cinematic images for all 55 scenes in the poem that are available at venusanh.com.

Cælia

An epic poem written in a style inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, this is a story of Cælia, a descendant of Helen of Troy, who marries Remus and flees the new city state of Rome when Romulus murders her husband. She happily domiciles with a Greek warrior in Sardinia until she’s tricked into returning to Rome where she must face her murderous brother-in-law.

Sabina

An epic poem written in the Homeric style, this is a story of Sabina, a descendant of Cælia, and created by the hand of the goddess Venus Anh who dwells in the Mediterranean sea. The wife of Romulus Augustulus, final ruler of the failing western Roman empire, Sabina takes charge of what is left of the mightiest civilization ever to create a new hidden society that would emerge centuries later.