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Children of the Gods: Three Histories of Belief, Power, and the Human Cost

Children of the Gods: Three Histories of Belief, Power, and the Human Cost

Grossy, Manuel

Paperback

Christian FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN13: 9798188164782
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 20 2026
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Three civilizations. Three struggles. One question that refuses to disappear: What happens when power claims the right to speak for the gods?

In 388 BCE, Olympia, a young bronze worker discovers that victory can be purchased-and that the sacred statues condemning corruption may hide a more complicated truth.

In Jerusalem, 28 BCE, King Herod introduces Roman spectacle into a city governed by ancient law. As entertainment, political loyalty, and resistance collide, a family must decide whether courage means striking back, surviving, or preserving the truth for those who come later.

In Carthage, 250 CE, an imperial decree forces citizens to prove their loyalty through sacrifice. Livia, a widowed midwife who serves Christians, pagans, and Jews alike, finds herself trapped between conscience, family, persecution, and a religious institution beginning to judge its own wounded believers.

Across arenas, temples, workshops, prisons, sickrooms, and crowded streets, ordinary people confront rulers, priests, crowds, and institutions that are determined to turn their complicated lives into simple stories.

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