Title: historical inaccuracies distracting
Review: While I don't pretend to be an expert on Roman history, I do have some knowledge of the time period. I found this book to have so many glaring inaccuracies that it was difficult to read. The one that sticks out in my mind is the description of Cato as consorting with his slaves and producing children. The author has confused Cato the Censor with the Cato who was a contemporary of Caesar's. Cato the Censor was the great (I believe) grandfather of this Cato and he was the one who consorted with his slaves. Indeed, that side of the lineage is what produced Caesar's nemesis Cato.In fact, this is really the only thing from the book which sticks out in my mind, in addition to other historical problems which needn't be addressed here. I can't really remember the plot points and I just finished it a couple of days ago.There are definitely better books in this genre.
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