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“This…is an absolute classic which is completely informed by Tacitus. It has that very mordant take on the way that power works and operates.” Read more...
The best books on Ancient Rome
Tom Holland, Classicist
“It’s about the fall of the Republic, the overthrow of the Republic and the re-establishment of the monarchy. It’s centred on the life and career of Octavian, who becomes the First Emperor Augustus. It’s a strange and distinctive book, self-consciously literary. Syme, who was something of an old poseur, said his main influence when writing the book was Stendhal, Le Rouge et Le Noir.” Read more...
The best books on Ancient Rome
Harry Sidebottom, Classicist
