How Jukka M. Heikkilä became an author
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The Roman - 1969
Heikkilä was already interested in history as a child.
The Assyrian and the Lion - 1983
When very young, Heikkilä was interested in the Mesopotamian cultures.
Heikkilä's military rank is corporal, but he never finished his service because of asthma.
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The Greek - 1986
Heikkilä's interest slowly shifted to the Greek history.
Producer-Director-Cameraman - 1987
During his university years Heikkilä made two video movies..
Alexander the Great - 1987
In time Heikkilä's history studies advanced to the Hellenistic Age.
The British Museum - 1988
When Heikkilä first visited The British Museum, his focus was still on the Mesopotamian cultures..
The Roman - 1988
The history of the Roman Republic fascinated Heikkilä a great deal.
Studying History - 1991
Heikkilä read a lot of history books..
The Prow of the Quinquereme - 1991
Heikkilä drew a structural sketch for his debut novel.
The internal Structure of the Quinquereme - 1991
Heikkilä drew another structural sketch for his debut novel.
The Quinquereme and Corvus - 1991
Heikkilä drew more to visualize what the Roman warships of I Punic War must have looked like.
The Author - 1992
Heikkilä started writing the manuscript of his debut novel at Kuru in July 1992.
Italy - 1992
Heikkilä toured in Southern Italy in 1992.
Ostia - 1993
Heikkilä visited Rome and Ostia 1993.
The List of Consuls - 1993
Heikkilä found the name of Gaius Lutatius Catulus in the list of consuls in Museo della Civiltà Romana.
Lutatius - 1993
Heikkilä drafted on paper what the main character of the debut novel might have looked like.
The Author - 1994
Heikkilä finalised the debut novel in the summer 1994.
The Cover - 1994
The author's father painted the cover of the debut novel.
