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Many Truths, No Lies

Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

January 29, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

I knew next to nothing about Cleopatra going into this one. I know she lead Egypt at some point and had an affair with Marc Antony and that all of this caused a Mediterranean kerfuffle in the time of the Roman Empire. But I couldn’t say what her power was or what era she lived in or any of that. I couldn’t even guess, not even taking material from the wildly inaccurate plays and movies about her as I’ve seen none. So it felt good […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History Tagged With: #biography, #history, Alexandria, Cleopatra, egypt, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, roman empire, Stacy Schiff

Jake's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: #biography, #history, Alexandria, Cleopatra, egypt, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, roman empire, Stacy Schiff ·
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Slow going

Semper Fidelis by Ruth Downie

December 19, 2019 by Manimama Leave a Comment

This was a super slow read. I bought this at a book swap, not realizing it was the fourth book in this series. The series follows a physician in the Roman army under the rule of Hadrian. At one point the medicus, Ruso, was an investigator but has resumed his job as physician. He is stationed in what is now England with a native wife and a habit for getting in trouble. Numerous references are made to his previous issues and problems with authority but […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: historical fiction, roman empire, ruth downie

Manimama's CBR11 Review No:74 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: historical fiction, roman empire, ruth downie ·
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