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Month: March 2020

March 27, 2020

Review: Alexander’s Legacy, Robert Fabbri

Rating: 5 out of 5 It is a rare pleasure to see a book where the Romans are ignored in favour of the Hellenes…

March 19, 2020

Review: The Falcon of Sparta, Conn Iggulden

Rating: 5 out of 5 I think that this is my third reasonably close encounter with the katabasis—or, at least, that is how Xenophon’s…

March 16, 2020

Review: 1177 B.C., Eric Cline

Rating: 2 out of 5 This complex process had many causes that are difficult to describe due to their complexity. (Not a literal quote)….

March 14, 2020

Review: Kings and Castles, Marc Morris

Rating: 2 out of 5 This was underwhelming. I like Marc Morris’ writings, but this book didn’t read as one. Combining essays into a…

March 13, 2020

Review: The Perfect King, Ian Mortimer

Rating: 3 out of 5 I read two histories that could have been one. One of these was Isabella’s biography; the second was Edward…

March 13, 2020

Review: Queen Isabella, Alison Weir

Rating: 3 out of 5 In a surprising twist, I accidentally planned books on Isabella and Edward III to be read one after the…

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