Vee James answers “Two questions: 1) does this book read like...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome:

Two questions: 1) does this book read like a textbook? And 2) how unbiased is it? Eurocentric? AntiEurocentric? I want neither.

Vee James The style is entertaining but this is not a historical fiction, this is a discussion of various areas of development of the Roman world: how Rome rose…moreThe style is entertaining but this is not a historical fiction, this is a discussion of various areas of development of the Roman world: how Rome rose to dominate the western world, how the people lived, the financial and commercial side of Roman life, and of course, stories of the leaders, from the early kings to the last true emperor.(less)

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