Great high level introduction to Roman history from the viewpoint of the Emperors, with brief synopsis of Rome culture from architecture, gladiators, economy and society. You won‘t become an expert but you will gain enough understanding to appreciate the vastness that was Rome. If you‘re going to Rome for a holiday, you could easily read this on the plane ride and still have time for a movie or two.

Awesome. Best in the series so far.

I couldn‘t put it down. Finished it in 2 days. Fun, humorous and only a tad sad all at once. Great book.

That was a hard one to finish. Anti-climatic ending and not much of a plot. Written in the same style as ‘Drive Your Plow Over a the Bones of the Dead‘, the story is written entirely from the point of view of the narrator‘s internal musings and thoughts, with the main protagonist being the town of Oakham rather than any specific character. I essentially read the same book twice this year, just written by two different authors. Skip this book.

Game of Thrones meets Braveheart. Great read.

Light and interesting. Easy to pick up and put down. Each major topic is given 5-10 pages - which helps the reader understand the importance of that one thing or person without getting bogged down in the weeds. For a guy living in England, this was a great introduction to British history.

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Book drags a bit. Waited for the book to get interesting and then the book ended.

The most important book in my life.