The 75 years leading up to the fall of the Republic is so insanely cinematic, I've always been amazed that there aren't more films, TV shows etc about it.
If you like the TV show you may love Colleen McCullogh's Masters of Rome series - one of my fave book series of all time - it's a fictional account of the Sullan-Marian wars, Mithridati…
The 75 years leading up to the fall of the Republic is so insanely cinematic, I've always been amazed that there aren't more films, TV shows etc about it.
If you like the TV show you may love Colleen McCullogh's Masters of Rome series - one of my fave book series of all time - it's a fictional account of the Sullan-Marian wars, Mithridatic & civil wars, rise of the triumverate, fall of Caesar, rise of Octavius etc etc. Although its fictional, the author held herself to an insanely high standard of research meaning it seems sufficiently grounded to be an educational read as well as an entertaining one.
Thanks for the rec, I haven't read those, but I did enjoy Steven Pressfield's 'Gates of Fires', which is a fictionalized version real events, so if it's anything like that, I can see the appeal!
The 75 years leading up to the fall of the Republic is so insanely cinematic, I've always been amazed that there aren't more films, TV shows etc about it.
If you like the TV show you may love Colleen McCullogh's Masters of Rome series - one of my fave book series of all time - it's a fictional account of the Sullan-Marian wars, Mithridatic & civil wars, rise of the triumverate, fall of Caesar, rise of Octavius etc etc. Although its fictional, the author held herself to an insanely high standard of research meaning it seems sufficiently grounded to be an educational read as well as an entertaining one.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/series/MASOROM/masters-of-rome
Thanks for the rec, I haven't read those, but I did enjoy Steven Pressfield's 'Gates of Fires', which is a fictionalized version real events, so if it's anything like that, I can see the appeal!