About this title: Critically acclaimed historical novelist Saylor tells the epic saga of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings to its emergence as the center of the most powerful empire in the ancient world.
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: St Martins Pr, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780312377625ISBN:0312377622
Description: Good. No Jacket. Used. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Well-read copy of Classicist Saylor's epic novel of Rome, from before the founding in 753bce until the Augustan era. Cover curls, smudges, streaking; a investigation of the interior--which is bright, by the way--will reveal the book was read during repeated breakfast sessions involving buttered toast. A good reading copy. By the author of the acclaimed 'Geordianus the Finder' mystery series. "Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman ... read more
Description: Good. 0312328311 Former Library book. The Book shows some signs of wear. The pages edges are dusty/dirty/stained. There may be some markings inside the book. A Great Book! 100% Money Back Guarantee! ! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2008-03-04
ISBN-13:9780312377625ISBN:0312377622
Description: New. Book is Brand New, Gift condition. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
"While I much prefer his Roma sub Rosa mystery series, this was still a decent book. Covering the founding of Rome to Octavian being named as Caesar's heir, the book covers a lot of time and follows many different characters over the course of the story. The downside of this being that you do not really get a chance to get deep into a character or even a period of time before the narrative moves on to the next generation. It is still a well written book, but I think breaking it up into several books with some more time spent in each generation would have worked better for me."
"I have enjoyed Saylor's Roman mysteries and looked forward to reading this novel. It's not that it is bad, but it fell short of my expectations. It reminded me too much of Michener's epics trying to cover one thousand years of Roman history. It comes to life in parts, but others drag along. I'd rather than he had attempted a series of novels and left out the dull sections to flesh out further the parts he did well."
"A little slow in spots, this was a somewhat fascinating read about one theory of the history of Rome. Some would probably call it difficult to follow from one section/generation to the next, but I found it very interesting to try to figure out how the main character of one section was related to the previous one. Maybe it's my irrational love of/fascination with Rome, but I really enjoyed this book."
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