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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

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Fascinating History

Customers are highly impressed and fascinated by the historical perspective and storytelling in Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic. They appreciate the political analysis, motivations of key players, and ease of reading despite the vast amount of history covered. Some readers have also found connections to present day US politics.

Knowledgeable Writing

Customers are highly impressed by the knowledgeable writing style of the author in "Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic". They praise his ability to present historical facts in an engaging manner, allowing readers to visualize ancient Rome and learn new information without feeling judged.

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Readability

Customers have mixed opinions on the readability of Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic. While some found it engaging and readable, others felt it was overly academic with a heavy scholarly apparatus that required frequent breaks for comprehension.

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Quality

Covering a period of almost 500 years in only 400 pages is no mean feat, but i believe holland does it superbly, getting into j... Read More

Big build up in the history up to that point.

A lot of material but produced very well.

It is extensively footnoted, and the amount of research done is apparent.

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That said, a good deal of scholarship has gone in to this book.

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Once you get into it, you are transported to the roman times.

Competitiveness

Very interested in comparisons of present us and ancient rome.

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roman, narrative, great, written and historical.

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Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.

Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 3,049 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 6 2024.