Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read.
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Expected Publication: April 4, 2024 by Abacus
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome – by one of the best historians of the ancient world
Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome’s historians, philosophers, and poets who were acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous nature of a city that ruled the known world. Through the words of Tacitus, Seneca, Martial, and a host of others including ordinary Romans, Guy de la Bédoyère takes the reader into a world of violent politics, civil disorder, unspeakably brutal entertainments, extravagance, decadence, eroticism, exotica, and staggering inequality, participated in daily by the Roman people from the hyper-rich elite to the lowliest slaves. Populus places those who experienced Rome in person at the forefront of their story, from the rabble-rousing senator Clodius Pulcher to Pliny the Elder and Hortensia who defended the rights of women in court to the ex-slave and celebrity baker Eurysaces.
‘A superb combination of wit, first-rate research and panache. Highly recommended!‘ TONY ROBINSON
Guy de la Bédoyère is one of those ancient history authors that I’ve always wanted to try but just haven’t gotten around to yet. This new upcoming release of his seems like a great start to dive into his books. It sounds like a great read and I just love books about ancient Rome!
Are you also looking forward to this book? What do you think of it?
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This sounds really good, even for people like me who don’t know much about ancient Rome😁 Thanks for sharing!
Yesterday I got a review copy of it!
Being a Roman myself, I hope the author did a good job and that you are going to enjoy how ancient I am, err, the ancient period of my hometown 😛
This sounds like it’s going to be an exciting read. I hope you enjoy it, Stephanie!
This is new to me, but it does sound pretty great and very interesting!
Doesn’t sound like something I would pick up but I hope you love it!
Oh, I love the sound of this one! Definitely will have to put it on my list. I do love a book about ancient rome.