Pompeii
Facts:Date finished: 6-21-08Author: Robert HarrisCategory: Historical FictionPublished: 2003Pages: 274Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:We’re in 79 AD, and strange things are happening in the Campania region. There’s sulfur in the Aqua Augusta, the wine is vibrating and there are waves, but no wind. The young, newly appointed aquarius sets out to find…
Under the Eagle
Facts:Date finished: 6-12-08Author: Simon ScarrowCategory: Historical fictionPublished: 2000Pages: 246Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:It’s 42 A.D. and the Second Legion is defending the borders of the empire in Germany. Former slave Cato joins the legion and learns what life on the front lines is like for the Roman army in clashes with…
Imperium
Facts:Date finished: 5-23-08Author: Robert HarrisCategory: Historical fictionPublished: 2007Pages: 608 (large-print edition)Rating: 3.5/5 Basic Plot:As a new man with little money, Cicero’s ambition of achieving the ultimate political success seems a faint hope. But bold moves in the courts and strategic alliances allow the most clever orator Rome has seen in…