GuideReviews Index

Barry B. Powell - Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization
Review of Barry B. Powell's 2009 Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization.

Adrian Goldsworthy's How Rome Fell
A short review of How Rome Fell, by Adrian Goldsworthy

Empires of the Silk Road
In Empires of the Silk Road, Christopher I. Beckwith provides a history of the silk road and Eurasia from prehistory to today from the perspective of what is usually considered the barbarian.

The Fall of the Roman Empire, by Peter Heather
Review of Peter Heather's The Fall of the Roman Empire - A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Review of How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World, by Craughwell
Review of Thomas Craughwell's How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World.

The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire
Review of "The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire," by Alessandro Barbero.

In the Courts of the Sun
Review of the Science fiction thriller In the Courts of the Sun, by Brian D'Amato.

A History of Rome 4th Ed.
My review of the 4th edition of A History of Rome by Le Glay et al.

A Lucan Reader - Selections from "Civil War"
Review of A Lucan Reader: Selections from "Civil War" by Susanna Braund.

The Spartacus War
Review of Barry Strauss' The Spartacus War

Review The Judgment of Caesar
Review of Steven Saylor's last Gordon the Finder mystery, The Judgment of Caesar.

Review
Ovid, by David Wishart is a Marcus Corvinus mystery.

Betray the Night, by Benita Kane Jaro
Review of Benita Kane Jaro's Betray the Night, a novel about the exile of Ovid.

The Lock Book Review
Product summary and review of The Lock - an historical novel about Cicero by Benita Kane Jaro. In The Lock Benita Kane Jaro writes about Cicero and other major figures in Rome of the time - Clodius Pulcher - Pompey - Milo.

Review of Adrienne Mayor's Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs

Review Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt
A guide review of Private Life in New Kingdom Egypt, by Lynn Meskell.

The Forgotten Legion, by Ben Kane
Review of Ben Kane's The Forgotten Legion.

Book Review
A review of Robert Harris' novel about Cicero in the declining years of the Roman Republic, told from the perspective of his slave and scribe Tiro.

Ancient Rome and Modern America by Margaret Malamud
Margaret Malamud shows how America has used the history of ancient Rome to serve in different ways depending on mostly the economic, but also the moral climate of the U.S.

The Fires of Vesuvius
The subtitle of Mary's Beard's the Fires of Vesuvius catches the essence of her book. Beard tells us about what we can see in the remains of Pompeii and what lies behind it in Roman history.

Pompeii
Pompeii, by Robert Harris, is a retelling of the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius from the perspective of an ancient aqueduct engineer.

Review of Ancient Greek Divination
Review of Sarah Iles Johnston's Ancient Greek Divination

Household and Family Religion in Antiquity
Review of Household and Family Religion in Antiquity, edited by John Bodel and Saul M. Olyan.

Tres Porculi, by Rose Williams
Tres Porculi is the illustrated story of the Three Little Pigs in Latin, with translation, questions, exercises, and help for teachers, by Rose Williams.

Classical Mythology and More A Reader Workbook
Classical Mythology and More A Workbook is an educational tool that tells the myths of Greek and Roman mythology for a modern audience.