Title: Annoying juggling of historical fact
Product review: This is an annoying book in as much as the author moves historical events around to suit his own purpose. One example is Pompey's campaign in Spain which happened at a much later point in time. Many more could be cited.While historical fiction writers certainly have license in interpreting history, the good writers stick to the known timeline. If they stray from this, they usually explain to the reader the reason for having done this in an afterword. Mr. Panella owes his readers an explanation.
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