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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2633277, member: 44316&quot;]I read ancient history and Amazon sent me a list of books they want to sell me including biographies of the Roman emperors Constantius II, Maximinus, Commodus, and Aurelian, as well as some other history books, from a publisher I do not know:&nbsp; &quot;Pen and Sword.&quot;&nbsp; The authors seem to be amateurs as opposed to academic historians, but amateurs often know enough to write a good book. I wonder if any of you know any of the books and know how close &quot;good&quot; these biographies really are. </p><p><br /></p><p>To insert a related coin, here is a Constantius II (324-337-361):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]579779[/ATTACH] </p><p>FEL TEMP REPARATO</p><p>Emperor standing left holding Victory and standard with chi-rho, <b>one</b> captive to left at his feet. This type was minted only at Thessalonica.</p><p>24 mm. 5.78 grams. 12:00.</p><p>RIC VIII Thessalonica 178 variety (officina B not listed) page 418.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, this thread asks about the books, not the coin. If you know any &quot;Pen and Sword&quot; books, what do you think of them?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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