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Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Alex Gough
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Accuracy in historical fiction
Does it matter that Commodus was killed in the bath rather than in the arena, the story told in Gladiator (sorry for spoilers, but the film is rather old now)? Does it matter that according to Tacitus, Nero wasn’t in Rome while it burned, contrary to Peter Ustinov’s portrayal in Quo Vadis? Does it matter if Brutus was more likely to be Caesar’s illegitimate son than his childhood companion, as tol
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"Thanks to Canelo for the review copy!
Caesar's Avenger is the story of Antony (called Mark Antony on the cover but mercifully just Antony throughout the book) in the aftermath of the assassination of Caesar, up until late 40BC. This is actually the 3r" Read more of this review » |
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ARC provided by author - all views are my own. This book reminds me why I started reading Roman historical adventures in the first place. I have less time than I used to to read Roman fiction, and because writing Roman fiction is my day job, it can f ...more |
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Hi Rahul, glad you liked it. Book three, Caesar's Avenger is out in June, describing Mark Antony's struggles to stabilise the empire and gain vengeanc
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Ancient & Medieva...: Roman Empire to 476AD | 1538 | 1130 | Jul 23, 2026 03:35AM |
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