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ClareR (6054 KP) rated Cleopatra in Books

Dec 22, 2025  
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Natasha Solomons | 2025 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Most of what I know about Cleopatra has been taken from what her enemies wrote about her. So yet again, a powerful woman has probably (I mean, can we ever know?)been cast as the wicked villain.

Natasha Solomons has given Cleopatra her own voice - and what a voice it is. She considers herself a goddess, her rule is absolute, and she won’t even put up with family going against her.

Egypt and Rome are the big players here, and seeing the contrast between the two superpowers was interesting, especially as Rome had such a low opinion of women. Cleopatra uses this to her own ends though, and Solomon is careful not to turn her into a seductress. Everything she does (with regards to Caesar), she does for Egypt.

Will we see a follow up book? We leave Cleopatra at about the halfway point of her life, so I really hope so!!
  
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David McK (3687 KP) rated Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1)
John Stack | 2009
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Quite an unusual setting: the Roman Republic (not yet an Empire) at sea, during the early stages of what would later become known as the first Punic War between Rome and Carthage.

Plenty of novels focusing on Roman Legions: this is the only I can think of focusing on their fledging navy. Definitely in the style of Cornwell, Scarrow et al so if you like that kind of historical fiction, you'll probably like this too.
  
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David McK (3687 KP) rated Captain of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Captain of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #2)
John Stack | 2010
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Second novel in John Stacks "Masters of the Sea" series, I have to say I found this one heavier going than the first ("A Ship of Rome").

A possible reason for that, however, might be simply that I was coming to this one straight off the back of one of Simon Scarrows Roman novels, with a somewhat similar setting ("The Eagle's Prophecy" - although that was set in a later part of the Roman Era),
  
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Amy Fine Collins recommended La Dolce Vita (1960) in Movies (curated)

 
La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
1960 | Comedy, Drama
8.0 (4 Ratings)
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"Fellini at his most fetching. But beneath the glossy surfaces, you can see the scars of war and the shame of having been on the wrong side. Just to get an idea of how much the film has infiltrated the popular lexicon, consider that the term “paparazzi” derives from the name of the movie’s scandal-chasing lensman. We can hardly picture the city of Rome anymore without recalling images introduced here by Fellini."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Crystal King | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
What happens when a wealthy merchant and insatiable gourmand buys a talented slave to help him achieve his dream of becoming Cesar's gastronomic advisor in 1st Century Rome? Between the luscious dishes and out of the political turmoil of the time, Crystal King brings us a debut novel that will make us salivate. Read more in my review of this book here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/04/30/sins-and-secrets-of-the-ancient-epicure/
  
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