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Title: Roman Freddy Krueger
Review: Given the popularity and critical acclaim of this series, I was disappointed to find this slice of ancient Roman "history" stripped of complexity or ambiguity-- or even any sense of historical accuracy. Instead, we get a Roman Freddy Krueger in the form of Augustus' wife, Livia, who is apparently responsible for engineering nearly every important episode in Roman history by either murdering or manipulating her way through the Roman empire, which, according to this series, must have been full of the most naively idiotic leaders in the history of the planet. Sorry to go against the critical grain, but I must vote to skip this one.
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