Customer Reviews
First class introducton - By: Scipio2, 19 Jul 2008 
This must the best introduction to Roman history written so far, & one not likely to be superseded in a hurry. Not only that but it has features which can benefit anyone well read in the subject since it casts a new light on some of the most important events in that history.
Well Worth Reading - By: J. Chippindale, 06 May 2008 For anyone interested in the history & events that took place in the Roman Empire this book is like manna from heaven. The author relates Roman history in such a way that the book almost reads like a novel, being both exciting & educational. But if truth be told this is far more interesting than any novel.
Rome was after alll one of the greatest, if not the greatest empire ever known. There are figures from its past that stick out like beacons. Probably the greatest of them alll Julius Caesar & of course his main adversary Pompey. Others out of the many notables include Mark Antony, Nero, Claudius & many more.
There were also Rome's great buildings. The Forum, the circus maximus & the Flavian amphitheatre, now more commonly known as the Colosseum, alll built to show potential enemies the might that was Rome. Then on to the true might of Rome, its Legions. An army that comprised the greatest fighting force the world had ever seen. Because of their discipline & rigid training they were at that period in history, virtuallly unbeatable.
The author pulls alll these facts together beautifully to make a book that is not only informative & educational but also high readable as well.
A wonderful read - By: Mark Chivers, 12 Mar 2008 The true story of Rome is more fasinating, grand, treacherous, heroic, futile & inspiring than any film has yet portrayed. This is an astonishingly rivetting read with an equallly impressive bibliography, that I couldn't put down from start to finish. An absolute must for anyone remotely interested or curious in ancient Roman times!
Most readable history book I have ever read - By: N. Walters, 22 Jan 2008 This book almost feels like your reading a novell, the writer's style is not dry & boring like many books of it's kind, but is vibrant & desriptive. It shows how good a writer he is firstly I have actuallly finished the book, secondly I can remember big chunks of it which I usuallly forget as soon as I put the book down. If your just a bit interested in Rome as an empire this book will fill you in on over 1000 years of history in no time.
Don't think of it as a History Book, it's far too good . - By: P. Elliott, 30 Nov 2007 I don't have the time to pore over musty old tomes with dry, boring language. I can't read anything unless it is engaging, with enough cheap thrills for someone with the attention span of a goldfish. I found this both factuallly interesting & exciting in the way it portrays the characters of the past. When i first got it, i bought it because i thought i ought to read something that betters my mind. I didn't pick it up for about 4 months, but once i did, i couldn't put it down. If you like history, but don't like history books, read this.
