https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Epic-Novel-Ancient-Rome/dp/1849019622
Have you read Suetonius' Twelve Caesars? Or Robert Graves' I Claudius?
Or Mary Beard's SPQR? I have. The story is so well known, handled by so
many that it's become almost hackneyed and trite.
But I recently stumbled across Steven Saylor's book, and I'm loving it.
It's immensely long, written as a novel, but it covers the history of
Rome from Augustus to the Antonines; and does so in a way that makes it
more real and palpable than anything I've ever read previously.
And it's not just narrative and action; it's full of erudite discussion
about the changing times and events.
Ed Cryer <[email protected]> writes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Epic-Novel-Ancient-Rome/dp/1849019622
Have you read Suetonius' Twelve Caesars? Or Robert Graves' I Claudius?
Or Mary Beard's SPQR? I have. The story is so well known, handled by so
many that it's become almost hackneyed and trite.
_SPQR_ is on my TBR shelf. The others are long in the past.
But I recently stumbled across Steven Saylor's book, and I'm loving it.
It's immensely long, written as a novel, but it covers the history of
Rome from Augustus to the Antonines; and does so in a way that makes it
more real and palpable than anything I've ever read previously.
And it's not just narrative and action; it's full of erudite discussion
about the changing times and events.
You will probably enjoy the predecessor volume, entitled _Rome_, which does the
same ab urbe condita to the fall of the Republic. _Empire_ is, needless to say, also on the TBR shelf...
Rich Alderson wrote:
Ed Cryer <[email protected]> writes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Epic-Novel-Ancient-Rome/dp/1849019622
Have you read Suetonius' Twelve Caesars? Or Robert Graves' I Claudius?
Or Mary Beard's SPQR? I have. The story is so well known, handled by so
many that it's become almost hackneyed and trite.
_SPQR_ is on my TBR shelf. The others are long in the past.
But I recently stumbled across Steven Saylor's book, and I'm loving it.
It's immensely long, written as a novel, but it covers the history of
Rome from Augustus to the Antonines; and does so in a way that makes it
more real and palpable than anything I've ever read previously.
And it's not just narrative and action; it's full of erudite discussion
about the changing times and events.
You will probably enjoy the predecessor volume, entitled _Rome_, which does >> the same ab urbe condita to the fall of the Republic. _Empire_ is, needless >> to say, also on the TBR shelf...
Nice to hear from you, Rich. You founded this NG.
It used to be well populated until recently. Do you think there's any
chance of rescuing it from its moribund state?
Ed Cryer <[email protected]> writes:
Rich Alderson wrote:
Ed Cryer <[email protected]> writes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Epic-Novel-Ancient-Rome/dp/1849019622
Have you read Suetonius' Twelve Caesars? Or Robert Graves' I Claudius? >>>> Or Mary Beard's SPQR? I have. The story is so well known, handled by so >>>> many that it's become almost hackneyed and trite.
_SPQR_ is on my TBR shelf. The others are long in the past.
But I recently stumbled across Steven Saylor's book, and I'm loving it. >>>> It's immensely long, written as a novel, but it covers the history of
Rome from Augustus to the Antonines; and does so in a way that makes it >>>> more real and palpable than anything I've ever read previously.
And it's not just narrative and action; it's full of erudite discussion >>>> about the changing times and events.
You will probably enjoy the predecessor volume, entitled _Rome_, which does >>> the same ab urbe condita to the fall of the Republic. _Empire_ is, needless
to say, also on the TBR shelf...
Nice to hear from you, Rich. You founded this NG.
It used to be well populated until recently. Do you think there's any
chance of rescuing it from its moribund state?
Hi, Ed, it's nice to be remembered!
I doubt that any newsgroup can be rescued. It appears that the only non- robotic users of Usenet are a few diehards who inhabit their favorite old haunts out of sheer cussedness.
But it's nice to see occasional non-spam posts.
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