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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3594959, member: 84744"]+1 for Norwich, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER]! Great book(s).</p><p><br /></p><p>I just finished the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/117745-the-four-emperors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/117745-the-four-emperors" rel="nofollow">Four Emperors</a> series of novels by L. J. Trafford. It's an account of the period from the end of Nero's reign to the very beginning of Vespasian's (Vespasian isn't actually in it, only Domitian), largely from the point of view of palace slaves and freedmen. They aren't that well known yet, but I recommend them. There's quite a bit of humour, and the speech is very modern, though she mostly avoids jarring anachronisms. (The tone reminded me of Lindsey Davis's Falco series.) Great characters, entertaining story, and historically faithful. Fun!</p><p><br /></p><p>And she gets bonus points for coins on the covers! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]961149[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3594959, member: 84744"]+1 for Norwich, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER]! Great book(s). I just finished the [URL='https://www.goodreads.com/series/117745-the-four-emperors']Four Emperors[/URL] series of novels by L. J. Trafford. It's an account of the period from the end of Nero's reign to the very beginning of Vespasian's (Vespasian isn't actually in it, only Domitian), largely from the point of view of palace slaves and freedmen. They aren't that well known yet, but I recommend them. There's quite a bit of humour, and the speech is very modern, though she mostly avoids jarring anachronisms. (The tone reminded me of Lindsey Davis's Falco series.) Great characters, entertaining story, and historically faithful. Fun! And she gets bonus points for coins on the covers! :D [ATTACH=full]961149[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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