Books by Anthony Everitt
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review 1: Chronicles the rise of Rome as a superpower , from ab urbe condita to the Dictatorship of Lucius Cornielius Sulla Felix in detail to the assassination of Julius Caesar in passing. This was ok - a bit whistle - stop tour for me - but as an introduction to the subject it is excel...
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review 1: I don't have much to say about this fairly average book. Everitt avoids excessive speculation, a common temptation for writers of ancient history he has a unique approach to the topic, studying Rome by studying the life and surroundings of one of it's more well known leaders. At...
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review 1: This is a good. My first foray into Roman history and i thoroughly enjoyed it. What makes the book good? Everitt writes for a wide audience, and provides a fine overview of the factors, viewed through the lens of episodes involving key figures, which contributed to the rise of wh...
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review 1: I'll admit it: all I knew of the emperor Hadrian before reading this book was that he built the famous Wall in the north of England and that he had a male lover named Antinous, whom he deified after his death. I couldn't even have told you which century he lived in. So almost eve...