American writer George Martin in the epic “A Song of Ice and Fire” managed to create a unique universe, fictional, but based on the enormous cultural heritage of mankind. Both the books and the TV series based on them attract the attention of not only millions of fans around the world, but also scientists who are interested in finding historical parallels and, based on them, speculating about the end of this grandiose story. In this book, the world of “The Song of Ice and Flame" is considered from the point of view of history, culture, and literature of Antiquity. Previously, the book was published under the title “Valar Morghulis: The Ancient World of Game of Thrones.”