pompeius magnus Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Upon reading this biographical type book I thought I would write a review about the book and what my thought on this book were. Well here we go. Cicero: Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Lets start things off with a brief synopsis of the book contents. In a nut shell the book is a chronological outlook on the life of Cicero, from his days as a pupil, to his dominance in the courts, to his controversial speeches, and his end at the hands of Anthony's goonies. The author seems to be very biases in Cicero's favor, so the way he writes about Cicero may be in question but that is what history is all about, creating your own interpretations on historical facts... ...read the full review of Cicero, The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Exellent job, can we use your review for our featured section? http://www.unrv.com/book-review/review.php cheers viggen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Absolutly. I'm also in the midst of reading The Beginnings of Rome by T.J. Cornell and would be happy to do a review of that book if one has not been done already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Exellent pompeius, no The Beginnings of Rome has not been done yet, and your Cicero review will be online tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Thanks pompeius, it is online now http://www.unrv.com/book-review/cicero.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 ...this review has now been updated to the new layout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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