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Tag Archives: Roman history
“Imperium”, by Robert Harris
Not a novel. No characterisation, just a story reasonably well told. But the crux is that Harris doesn’t appear to be trying to make me think, or to tell me anything. He is simply putting into narrative form a story … Continue reading
Claudius
Under the bed Made Emperor Speechless Thrust upon me Invade somewhere