Anita C. reviewed on 8/14/2016 + 32 more book reviews

Second in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series, this is the story of the declining days of Gaius Marius and the rise of Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Written, as always, in a vivid descriptive style that brings ancient Rome to life for the reader. McCullough's research is solid but this is fiction. She fleshes out her characters lives utilizing informed conjecture, making this a real pageturner against the backdrop of Roman history. I loved every book in this series and have read them all multiple times. Highly recommended if you like history and biography.

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