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GroupsAncient History, Awful Lit., Blank Generation, Chinaski's Stool, Historical Fiction, Military History
About me Historian-in-training, especially obsessed with the early Roman Empire. My friends make fun of me for the bust of Julius Caesar that I have in my window.
About my library Most of my non-fiction is about Ancient Rome (a surprise, I know). As for fiction, I like sci-fi, fantasy, historical fiction, foreign writers, and the generally weird.
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Member sinceMar 7, 2008
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Have you tried Stan Nicholls' Orcs books. Gemmell fans would love them.
posted by WillieD at 2:21 pm (EST) on Apr 17, 2008
posted by Ammianus at 8:25 am (EST) on Apr 17, 2008
I just thought i'd add that my favourite people in roman history are not emperors, but Marius and Sulla in the republic.
posted by WillieD at 2:55 am (EST) on Apr 17, 2008
I hope you find some interesting titles in my catalog. I enjoy the ancients, especially the Later Roman period. I've also enjoyed the Roman army mysteries of 2 ladies: Ruth Downie's series of a Roman army medic in Britain and Ben Pastor (yes, female) who writes a very well-researched and erudite series on the historian Aelius Spartianus who carries out investigations for the emperor Diocletian. I see from our shared titles you're certainly on the right track. Best of luck with your studies, the world's better off with more historians. Regards, A
posted by Ammianus at 7:15 am (EST) on Apr 16, 2008
Have you read the Steven Saylor and/or Lindsey Davis mystery novels? The Davis novels are more entertaining, but I found Saylor's more interesting from a historical sense. Although I had read a number of Roman histories, it never really took hold until reading the Saylor series that a single person could live through the dictatorship of Sulla, the Servile Rebellion, and the Civil War.
posted by setnahkt at 10:24 am (EST) on Mar 11, 2008
posted by setnahkt at 11:56 am (EST) on Mar 10, 2008
posted by setnahkt at 4:16 pm (EST) on Mar 9, 2008
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