[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars In all then this is a book that should go down well with many, and bring to life a remarkable woman, not only of her period, but who would also be so today.
NetGalley, reviewed by Martin Dowden

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Barry Gem, 5th July 2018 - words by Brian Lee

Don Hagist's remarkable book is testament to one of the darkest periods in the history of the human race - when people were enslaved just as they had been during the darkest days of the Roman Empire; the disturbing thing for me is the realisation that whilst you read this book, you cannot help but think about the countless millions of people still subject to such abuse and slavery elsewhere in the world today, the world in which we live. A fascinating collection of advertisements that will almost certainly give you an uncomfortable feeling of wretchedness that one group of people could do this to another group.
Books Monthly

British academic McHugh, who has written on the Emperor Commodus and other subjects, does a masterful job in giving us this life of Alexander Severus set within his unstable times which presaged even more instability. This is a rich work, and valuable for anyone with an interest in the Roman Empire.
New York Military Affairs Symposium

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Wargames Illustrated, July 2018