M. Porcius Cato Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Can anyone recommend a really good book on Sulla? I'm looking for something that's narrative, up-to-date, and accurate. Works by scholars who regard archaeology, anthropology, and economics as passing fads in ancient history are not welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Well, how about, Sulla; The Last Republican by Dr. Arthur Keaveney (University Kent) Sulla is one of the most controversial figures of the Roman Republic. A harsh military leader devoted to the idea of Rome's destiny, he has often been portrayed as simply a tyrant or despot. Arthur Keaveney's biography, first published more than twenty years ago, overturned that view in favor of a more complex portrait of a man obsessed with the belief that he was the recipient of divine favour: Sulla Felix. In this second edition of Keaveney's biography the text has been completely rewritten and the findings of two decades of scholarship have been fully integrated. regards viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Well, how about, Sulla; The Last Republican by Dr. Arthur Keaveney (University Kent) I saw this on Amazon too, but I was wondering whether anyone on this forum had read it and could recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Clodius Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 (edited) I saw this on Amazon too, but I was wondering whether anyone on this forum had read it and could recommend it. Read everything you can get your hands on, I try to whether or not it is recommended Here's another, this one is good http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081541147...glance&n=283155 Edited December 26, 2005 by Viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Read everything you can get your hands on, I try to whether or not it is recommended Here's another, this one is good http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081541147...glance&n=283155 From an Amazon reviewer: "This is a book which was written in 1927 and is very dated. The author has no foot notes and the book does not have a bibliography." Hmmm....again, not what I'm looking for. I mean, I can read Plutarch if that's all I'm after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 I saw this on Amazon too, but I was wondering whether anyone on this forum had read it and could recommend it. Read everything you can get your hands on, I try to whether or not it is recommended ...and then write a review and post it here, that would help allot of people... regards,viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanicus Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 I saw this on Amazon too, but I was wondering whether anyone on this forum had read it and could recommend it. Hi Cato, reading it at the moment. It's gripping, and I think the author really logical in the way he goes about things. Not that far into it, but I think you in particular would enjoy it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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