Heather S. reviewed on 8/24/2009 + 8 more book reviews

I really enjoyed this book historically speaking. The wealth of information was wonderful; the story could be summed up in 3 lines. This book brings in many aspects of Roman society from the brothels to the wealth and extravagance, however I found the the rest lacking. I walked away knowing just how wonderful and important the water system was, but was very hungry for more. Don't expect the darn volcano to explode until the last chapter or two and don't expect the ending to be that realistic either. Very well researched, but I think the author ran out of room for the story. Needless to say, because I love a good historically researched fiction I gave this 4.5 stars and would read it again...when I forget how that aqueduct worked.

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