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ButterflyGin asked this question about The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2):
How important is it for me to read the First Man in Rome before the Grass Crown?
Emily If you have a pretty good sense of Roman history, it wouldn't be totally vital, but the First Man in Rome gives a really solid characterization of bot…moreIf you have a pretty good sense of Roman history, it wouldn't be totally vital, but the First Man in Rome gives a really solid characterization of both Marius and Sulla, without which I think I would struggle to care about them much upon starting the Grass Crown. Perhaps not utterly necessary, but in my opinion, reading the first book would improve your experience on the second one.(less)
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The Grass Crown
by Colleen McCullough
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