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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome is an enjoyable fictionalised account.
by wryun 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome is an enjoyable fictionalised account.
- atticora 3y agoIt's fascinating to see him through the eyes of Cicero's slave Marcus Tullius Tiro in Robert Harris's Cicero Trilogy.
- Eumenes 3y agoLove that series. Enjoy any easy historical fiction.
- VagabundoP 3y ago+1 for anyone who hasn't read it. Get that fix asap. Roberts wife completed the last novel based on his drafts and notes, as he died before finishing it.
- bloak 3y agoSorry, I'm confused here! Who died before finishing what?
- VagabundoP 3y agolol, brain fart: I was talking about Troy series with David Gemmell: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43788-troy https://www.goodreads.com/series/43788-troy
- high_derivative 3y agoAre you thinking of Robert Jordan / The Wheel of Time? Robert Harris is alive and writing
- VagabundoP 3y agoI was talking about Troy series with David Gemmell: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43788-troy https://www.goodreads.com/series/43788-troy
- jbergknoff 3y agoYeah, I found it very interesting how McCullough (Masters of Rome) idolizes Caesar and holds Cicero in contempt, and Harris is exactly the opposite.
- NeoTar 3y agoIt’s funny how political figures from over two thousand years ago can remain as divisive now as they were at the time.
- cdcarter 3y agoCame to the comments to make sure someone was recommending these books. An incredibly enjoyable read.