Roads of Rome: New Generation
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The Roman Empire was wealthy and powerful. It seemed nothing can threaten its peace and prosperity....
Beggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt
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The practice of charging interest on loans has been controversial since it was first mentioned in...
Imperial Brothers: Valentinian, Valens and the Disaster at Adrianople
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The latest of Ian Hughes' Late Roman biographies here tackles the careers of the brother emperors,...
Two Romes: Rome and Constantinople in Late Antiquity
Lucy Grig and Gavin Kelly
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The city of Constantinople was named New Rome or Second Rome very soon after its foundation in AD...
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Rethinking Lessing's Laocoon: Antiquity, Enlightenment, and the 'Limits' of Painting and Poetry
Michael Squire and Avi S. Lifschitz
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing first published Laokoon, oder uber die Grenzen der Mahlerey und Poesie...
The Philosophical Life: Biography and the Crafting of Intellectual Identity in Late Antiquity
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Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living....
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2165 KP) rated The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
With so much happening, there is little time to backtrack and bring new readers into the story. However, longtime fans will be richly rewarded with the wonderful storytelling here. The plot moves quickly between the two sets of characters and builds to an impossible to put down climax. The characters we love continue to grow as well. It’s hard to say goodbye to these great characters, but this is a great end to an epic series.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/01/book-review-blood-of-olympus-by-rick.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
David McK (3372 KP) rated The Eagle in the Sand (Eagle, #7) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
The events of this one, instead, take place in Judea, mainly centring around a small fort on the outpost of the Roman Empire. While its not essential to have read the earlier novels, it may help, with the occassional passing reference to earlier events.
I also have to say that it could be easy to take offence at the way certain famous historical personages - one in particular - are portrayed, but at the end of the day, this is only a work of fiction and doesn't purport to be anything but.