![]() ![]() The book touches on many famous stories and events, Hercules, Romulus and Remus, the rape of the Sabine women, rape of Lucretia, the abduction of Verginia and the festival of Lupercalia which I always wanted to know more about. The book tells of the origins of Roma by mixing legends with actual events focusing on Roma’s two most famous families, Potitii and Pinarii. Coincidentally Livy also inspired Shakespeare though I would not mistake Shakespeare’s works for anything close to history, too bad many other authors do. The book succeeds superbly in some parts, but not so much in others.Īccording to Steven Saylor ( website | Facebook), his book “Roma” is mainly inspired by Roman historian Livy. “Roma” by Steven Saylor is a packed historical fiction book which attempts to tell 1,000 years of history in 600 pages. ![]()
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