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This book is amazing!
I am reading it aloud to my Latin students (though, fair warning, there are some adult scenes here - but skipping over them does not in any way detract from the storyline) and most of them are completely engaged. It is a wonderful review of the early years of Rome. There are sometimes complaints about the lack of character development from chapter to chapter but, since each chapter is an individual short story, I don't see this as an issue at all.
Highly recommend for the casual reader and the student of the ancient world. Well-written and engaging.
Does remind one of a Michener novel in the beginning...
I am reading it aloud to my Latin students (though, fair warning, there are some adult scenes here - but skipping over them does not in any way detract from the storyline) and most of them are completely engaged. It is a wonderful review of the early years of Rome. There are sometimes complaints about the lack of character development from chapter to chapter but, since each chapter is an individual short story, I don't see this as an issue at all.
Highly recommend for the casual reader and the student of the ancient world. Well-written and engaging.
Does remind one of a Michener novel in the beginning...
