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Title: Not a scholarly read
Review: This book is entertaining, but it is meant for the masses. If you expect this to be a scholarly work, think again. This book is full of historical inaccuracies and over-generalizations that would make a scholar of the classics or ancient history cringe.UPDATE*Someone wanted something more exact....He writes about how the Romans won the battle of Trebia which is obviously wrong. He also neglects Athenian mercantile practices and also seems to think that the Spartans were full time farmers(which they weren't as they had the Helots) he does not mention the Spartan economy or the role of the perioikoi and bunches everyone together in a nice package that is just wrong.
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