Maclain’s Reviews > SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome > Status Update

I like it.

One part annoyed me though. When talking about the Battle of Cannae, it pretty much says that having good generals don't matter much, because encirclement strategies are common sense. Are you kidding me? That is just a very shallow understanding of military strategy and history.

The rest is good.

First part about Cicero vs Catiline was good and interesting. The next part about Romulus, Remus, and the founding myth was too analytical - so i skimmed. Hopefully the rest is more narrative than analytical, or i won't finish