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Ancient Rome

Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF

By James Davis Nicoll

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Elemental Rome: From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris

By Liz Bourke

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Why is Genre Fiction Obsessed with Belisarius?

By Jo Walton

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Five Books About

Five Books About Ancient Rome

By Daniel Godfrey

July 7, 2016

New Pompeii Daniel Godfrey book review

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The Trouble with Paradoxes: New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey

By Liz Bourke

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The Political Arts: Democracy by Paul Cartledge

By Liz Bourke

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By Adrian Tchaikovsky

February 11, 2016

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By Rjurik Davidson

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Ancient Rome and the Destruction of Carthage: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made On

By David Gibbins

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Review: The Eagle

By Danny Bowes

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