Evan’s Reviews > The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Early History of Rome > Status Update
Evan
is on page 100 of 488
Evil Sextus is killed and Tarquin the king is on the run. I like it when arrogant tyrants whose name starts with T are overthrown. Maybe we need to learn something from Rome. The end of the monarchy is nigh. Livy rules. This stuff is the shit.
— May 23, 2026 06:47PM
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Evan
is on page 223 of 488
This is great stuff. Proving also that nothing has changed in 2,000 years.
— May 27, 2026 09:28PM
Evan
is on page 191 of 488
"... nor did every man interpret oaths and laws in just the sense which suited him best; he preferred to shape his own conduct by their requirements."
-something our lawless administration now does not care about...
— May 27, 2026 05:31PM
-something our lawless administration now does not care about...
Evan
is on page 170 of 488
I'm enjoying Livy quite a bit. A 2,000-year old text turns out to be light reading compared to some of the 20th century stuff I've tackled.
— May 25, 2026 03:52PM
Evan
is on page 160 of 488
"The plebeians were more angry at the silence of the tribunes than at the exercise of authority on the part of the consuls."
Sound familiar?
— May 25, 2026 02:43PM
Sound familiar?
Evan
is on page 146 of 488
The Etruscan soldiers are insulting the idle Romans to get them to fight, with such gems as: "I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" (Trivia quiz: What's that from?)
— May 24, 2026 10:11PM
