The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Early History of Rome

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Super Colin Blow The Romans had few if any records of their own history. But historians seem to draw on this, at least as a jumping-off point, for some reason. I have …moreThe Romans had few if any records of their own history. But historians seem to draw on this, at least as a jumping-off point, for some reason. I have no idea why, since there isn't much in it that can be used as "evidence" for this or that event. So: fiction yes, but important fiction (if that makes sense at all!)(less)
Super Colin Blow I have the Oxford classics ed, 2008 reprint. It has a mosaic on the front, of the same thing: the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.

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