Resources

In order to prepare and write Back to the Distant Mirror, I read several books and articles on Ancient Hellas (Greece), Technology/Science, and Geopolitical topics. Below is a subset of that research including a recommended bibliography for further reading as well as hyperlinks to articles, images, and descriptions that you may recognize from the book.

Map of Hellas

Bibliography

The Sacred Band by James Romm

How to Survive in Ancient Greece by Robert Garland

Thebes by Paul Cartledge

24 Hours in Ancient Athens by Phillip Matyszak

Lords of the Sea by John R. Hale

Ancient Battle Formations by Justin Swanton

Leuctra 371 BC by Murray Dahm

Hellenica by Xenophon

Anabasis by Xenophon

The Republic by Plato

History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides 

Human Compatible by Stuart Russell

Selected Research

Wikipedia


Hoplites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoplite

Burning Plank
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Comet_of_371_BC

Battle of Tegyra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tegyra

The Boeotian War of the 370s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeotian_War

Temple of Apollo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Apollo_(Delphi)
Hellas – Wikipedia

Images


Spartan Shield		https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/ancient-greek-shield-blazons/

Theban Shield		https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/ancient-greek-shield-blazons/
Pelopidas’s Helmethttps://www.hellenic-art.com/product/theban-full-size-helmet/
Map of Ancient Thebeshttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Thebes_after_Ernst_Fabricius_-_Baedeker_Karl_-_1894.jpg


3d Model of Athens 5th Century BCE		https://youtu.be/ulAxMLJ7O7M?si=nqkdUWYDvdOILG0D
Hellas – Images

Descriptions

Diolkos
https://greekreporter.com/2023/05/07/diolkos-stone-road-ships-ionian-aegean/
Temple of Apollohttps://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Delphi%2C+Temple+of+Apollo%2C+West+Pediment&object=Sculpture
Pythia in the Temple of Apollohttps://thehistorianshut.com/2021/05/09/priestess-of-delphi-by-john-collier-c-1850-1934/

Earthquake of 373 BCE		https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/93/1/444/607807/The-373-B-C-Helike-Gulf-of-Corinth-Greece?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/delphi-temple-of-apollo.html
Double Reeded Auloshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI7YwJ1jBhY
Battle of Leuctrahttps://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Leuctra
Plato’s Academyhttps://www.thisisathens.org/antiquities/platos-academy
Hellas – Descriptions

Science & Technology

Shadow Yachtshttps://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/best-superyacht-support-vessels–29257
LIDARhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar

https://velodynelidar.com/what-is-lidar/
Diamond Battery for Submarinehttps://www.wired.com/story/are-radioactive-diamond-batteries-a-cure-for-nuclear-waste/
Vocal implantshttps://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Verbal-Energy/2016/0128/The-800-phonemes-of-the-tiniest-linguists
AI Neural Networkshttps://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/why-neural-net-pioneer-geoffrey-hinton-sounding-alarm-ai
Quantum Mechanics and Free Willhttps://iai.tv/articles/quantum-mechanics-and-the-return-of-free-will-tim-andersen-auid-2475
Quantum Superposition https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/quantum-mechanics-may-allow-us-to-alter-the-timeline-4c7fcc5ce342

Wormholes		https://www.astronomy.com/science/what-are-wormholes-an-astrophysicist-explains-these-shortcuts-through-space-time/

https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-what-is-exotic-matter-and-could-we-use-it-to-make-wormholes-189425
Alcubierre Warp Drivehttps://www.universetoday.com/150510/alcubierre-gives-us-an-update-on-his-ideas-about-warp-drives/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Alcubierre

Warp drive; Avoidance of time dilation		https://interestingengineering.com/science/warp-drive-not-science-fiction-faster-than-light-travel

https://daily.jstor.org/the-real-warp-drive/

Aging caused by damaged DNA; Reverse Aging by repairing damaged DNA		https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/epigenetic-manipulations-can-accelerate-or-reverse-aging-in-mice-70888


https://www.activemotif.com/blog-epigenetic-reprogramming-reverses-aging#:~:text=Importantly%2C%20the%20researchers%20revealed%20that,cancer%20risk)%20via%20epigenetic%20reprogramming
Science & Technology

Geopolitical


Overseas Monitoring Stations		https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/04/world/china-overseas-police-stations-intl-cmd/index.html
Execution Vans & Organ Harvestinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_van


https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/18/china-killing-prisoners-to-harvest-organs-for-transplant-tribunal-finds/?sh=7b0c4c1553d4
Anti-Corruption Campaign; Consolidation of Powerhttps://www.fpri.org/article/2018/08/xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-campaign-the-hidden-motives-of-a-modern-day-mao/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-corruption_campaign_under_Xi_Jinping

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/china-communist-party-congress-xi-jinping-third-term-politburo-standing-committee-3021831
Authoritarian Social Media Disinformationhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/china-and-russia-are-joining-forces-to-spread-disinformation/
Malware Infecting Infrastructurehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/us/politics/china-malware-us-military-bases-taiwan.html
Geopolitical