This the second novel in McCullough’s ’Masters of Rome’ series, which brings to life in meticulous and imaginative detail the history of the ancient Roman Republic. Although Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla take center stage, young Julius Caesar, albeit still a wee boy, makes his first appearance. McCullough somehow makes even the military campaigns interesting, and I’m generally not a fan of military history.

posted Mar 9, 2009 at 7:03PM

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