Alex97
Troubadour
Thought I'd talk a bit about the main civilization in my book which my main character is a member of, but first a little info on the overall theme of the book.
It's similar to Lord of the Rings in a lot of ways and that's where I've drawn a lot of ideas from however the cultures are quite different. It's set in a medieval-ish fictional world with quite diverse cultures.
The main culture is the Orakean league which is based largely on ancient Greece, however in more of a medieval period but still with classical elements. The league itself consists of five city states which are all independent but work together for common gain.
The city state my main character is from is called Lysanda. It's basically a remodelled version of Sparta. All males join the military and spend most of their lives training and fighting from a young age. However I didn't want them to seem uncivilized and unable to do other times. Their education consists of maths, literature... Most men also take up an art form of some sort.
The city is ruled by a king supported by a council which is split into three main levels:
General Council - consists of all adult citizens within the military (don't know if women should be included all though women will definitely have influence probably financially sine the men are all soldiers)
Elite council - consists of officers and influential members of city
Elder council - The ten company leader (generals) and the most powerful people in the city.
Sorry if this post is a bit long. If anyone shows any interest I'll post some more since about Lysanda and other places within the novel then maybe talk about the plot on a separate topic.
It's similar to Lord of the Rings in a lot of ways and that's where I've drawn a lot of ideas from however the cultures are quite different. It's set in a medieval-ish fictional world with quite diverse cultures.
The main culture is the Orakean league which is based largely on ancient Greece, however in more of a medieval period but still with classical elements. The league itself consists of five city states which are all independent but work together for common gain.
The city state my main character is from is called Lysanda. It's basically a remodelled version of Sparta. All males join the military and spend most of their lives training and fighting from a young age. However I didn't want them to seem uncivilized and unable to do other times. Their education consists of maths, literature... Most men also take up an art form of some sort.
The city is ruled by a king supported by a council which is split into three main levels:
General Council - consists of all adult citizens within the military (don't know if women should be included all though women will definitely have influence probably financially sine the men are all soldiers)
Elite council - consists of officers and influential members of city
Elder council - The ten company leader (generals) and the most powerful people in the city.
Sorry if this post is a bit long. If anyone shows any interest I'll post some more since about Lysanda and other places within the novel then maybe talk about the plot on a separate topic.