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    Quote Originally Posted by TruePreatorian
    If you are looking into a historical fiction, with Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, Marius and Sulla, Cato and Pompey, all the way to Octavian and Marc Antony, purchase the series Emporer. Written by Conn Igguldenn, they are great books. Some of the information in them is not historically acurate, but it is explained as part of the plot, and it all comes down to the facts.

    Don't read if you mind one part of the book

    Examples of this are Sulla is poisoned when in actuality he died of age, nothing serious
    Wow long extract

    How come it reads like it does, like a broken translation.

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    Polybius' Rise of the Roman Empire is an outstanding account of the early history...highly recommended.
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    Rubicon from Tom Holland is certainly a must-read. He writes very prozaic for an informative book, maybe that's why some don't like his style.
    If you like historically correct fiction about ancient Rome, try Robert Harris' books.
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