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eely225's review against another edition
4.0
Wholly informative and exactly what I wanted it to be: a broad overview of the Roman Republic and Empire. It portrays a thousand years' history through the empire's many ups and downs, allowing for deeper exploration of key leaders, while keeping the larger narrative at the forefront. It works best when looking for a few interesting facets that you follow up on later. For example, this spurred my subsequent love for Diocletian.
optimisticducky's review
3.0
While I had really only read this as a textbook for a history college course, I still enjoyed it. Anything having to do with ancient Rome, or any other ancient historical place is always an interesting read. Don't know if I'd ever read this again, but it does make for a good reference source and launch point for other similar books.
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