The Copy Book › Posts By Year

Many posts in The Copy Book are tied to a particular year in history, such as 55 BC or 1776. Below is a list of those years for which we have posts.

In some cases, especially early on, these dates are at best approximate. A good many of them are traditional, others are simply guesses. When the post is by an ‘authentic writer’ (i.e. not by the Editor) the date may be the date of the events described, or it may be the date of publication.

Of course, many kinds of post (such as myths and legends) cannot be dated, and are not included here.

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2000 BC

The Sacrifice of Isaac

From The Authorized Version

Abraham invites his son Isaac to accompany him to a nearby mountain to offer sacrifice, and the boy is naturally curious to know what gift his father proposes to offer.

1200 BC

Balaam and His Ass

By Clay Lane

A prophet-for-hire agreed to help Balak, King of Moab, try to do something about the flood of Israelites pouring into his kingdom.

1194 BC

‘Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts’

By Publius Vergilius Maro

After spending years besieging the city of Troy, the Greek armies suddenly decamp, leaving behind only an enormous wooden sculpture of a horse.

1194 BC

The Siege of Troy

By Clay Lane

Paris, prince of Troy, takes the not unwilling Queen of Sparta back home with him, and sparks ten years of diplomatic tension and ten of war.

1184 BC

The Bag of the Three Winds

By Clay Lane

A weary King Odysseus dozes off on his voyage home to Ithaca, but his crew are wide awake, wondering what is in his bag.

1184 BC

Odysseus and the Sirens

By Homer

Armed with a length of stout cord and a large ball of wax, Odysseus and his crew prepare to face the music of the Sirens.

1184 BC

Scylla and Charybdis

By Homer

After safely negotiating the alluring Sirens, Odysseus and his crew must now decide which of Scylla and Charybdis would do the least damage.

1174 BC

Odysseus Comes Home

Based on the poem by Homer

Now that King Odysseus has failed to return from the Siege of Troy, the earls of Ithaca are eager to marry his lovely widow.

1100 BC

The Story of Ruth

By Clay Lane

Naomi lost her husband and two sons in Moab, and returned to Bethlehem with only one comfort in her bitterness, her daughter-in-law Ruth.