Truth be told, I was not very familiar with the Roman Camillus, that is, until I read Marc Hyden’s Marcus Furius Camillus: The Life of Rome’s Second Founder. A Roman historian by passion, Marc has dedicated his research to the lesser known characters of Roman history. I have always enjoyed the writings of Marc Hyden. In this and all other publications, Marc exhibits the rare skill of storytelling. He is able to gather multiple sources, some of which may be contradictory, and in turn, create a single cohesive narrative. This talent builds a consistent picture and in our current case, we are able to truly understand the life of Camillus within his proper historical context. Marc sheds light on the life of one of ancient Rome’s most important figures: Marcus Furius Camillus. Who was Camillus? Born in the second half of the 5th century BC and dying in the first half of the 4th century, having conquered numerous Roman enemies on the battlefield and attaining huge political success, he.. Read more
Petros Koutoupis - Digging up the Past

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This is a study of the 3rd century crisis when the Roman Empire experienced a range of pressures that nearly caused it to buckle. The system of governance was simply insufficient for the size and scale of the empire and the emperor, senate, and army came to grind against each other violently. The emperors sought to wrench themselves free of a senate whose status outstripped their use value. The army faced pressures on every border and decided to seize the resources it needed to do its job properly. Grainger charts the period of, roughly, 180-280, in terms of these internal tensions and conflicts. It was a period when emperors came and went rapidly, particularly in the years 197 and 238. These two single years are cast as a kind of breaking fever, with the internal balance of the Roman government (imperial court, senate, and army) being recast each time. These are the two ‘revolutions’ of the title – not revolutions from below but revolutions from above... Read more
NetGalley, Nathan Uglow

Impressively informative, thoroughly documented, inherently fascinating, exceptionally well written, exceptionally illustrated, and thoroughly 'reader friendly in organized and presentation, "Aurelian and Probus: The Soldier Emperors Who Saved Rome" is a singularly important and unreservedly recommended acquisition for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Roman History/Biography collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. Read the full review [link=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/jan_24.htm#WorldHistory]here[/link]
Midwest Book Review

: Enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of a section of color plates and maps, "Roman Conquests: Gaul" also features a seven page Appendix (Development of the Roman Army of the First Century BC), nine pages of Notes, a nine page Bibliography, and a five page Index. "Roman Conquests: Gaul" is fascinating, informative, deftly organized and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in presentation. Originally published in hardcover in 2012, this new paperback edition is a solidly recommended pick for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Roman History collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. Read the full review [link=https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/dec_23.htm#MilitaryHistory]here[/link]
Midwest Book Review

Trafford joyfully covers 500 years of history, in chronological order, cover most of the Roman Empire in detail, with a heavy focus on those she deems "worst". I loved how she gets into the question "who says so?" rather than accepting all the primary and secondary sources at face value, examining the bias each contemporary and historian brought to the tablet. Trafford starts by comparing Augustus to a magician, cleverly hiding in plain sight the fact he was an emperor - and how subsequent emperors did or didn't do that, with the worst, coincidently, being the ones rubbing the Senators face in the fact they were absolute monarchs. A very good coverage of the emperors of Rome, especially for someone new to the subjec
NetGalley, Kara Race-Moore