Listopia > Doug Welch's votes on the list Books Set in Rome (8 Books)
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The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
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"Great book, really gives teh flavor of social life in Ancient Rome"
Doug
rated it 4 stars
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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
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"Focuses mostly on the career of Pompey, who is otherwise overshadowed by Caesar and Marius"
Doug
rated it 4 stars
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The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
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"Focuses on the career of Sulla, the Social War and the death of Marius"
Doug
rated it 4 stars
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I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
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"Superb book. You will learn a lot about the Julio Claudian dynasty from this book. Also the mini-series is fantastic"
Doug
rated it 5 stars
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Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
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"Covers Caesar's Gallic Wars as really readable novel."
Doug
rated it 4 stars
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Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
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"This is the volume where McCollugh looks away from the general goings on in the late republic and focuses on Caesar."
Doug
rated it 3 stars
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The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
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"This covers the end of Caesar's wars, his marriage to Cleopatra and his death"
Doug
rated it 5 stars
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Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
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"Not as accessible as the McCollugh books, but rewarding nonetheless"
Doug
rated it 5 stars
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