03-05-2001, 11:30 AM
I haven't read anything other than McCullough regarding ancient Roman fiction -- tried to pick up Turtledove's "Misplaced Legion" series but was almost immediately turned off by glaring inaccuracies. Suppose that experience soured me somewhat to the genre, unfairly so.<br>
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You may have heard of the British authority on Roman women, Lindsay Allason-Jones. She normally writes academic nonfiction, of course, but her latest work (2000) entitled, <i> Roman Woman: Everyday Life in Hadrian's Britain</i> is actually a work of fiction about a year in the life of a former British tribeswoman named Senovara, who marries a veteran and lives in Eboracum with him and their children. It's quite deceptive -- from the title and binding one would never guess it to be a novel, but it is, and quite good too. Gives an insightful, readable, and refreshingly reliable glimpse into daily life in a Roman community.<br>
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The ISBN is 1-85479-528-7.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Jenny <p></p><i></i>
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You may have heard of the British authority on Roman women, Lindsay Allason-Jones. She normally writes academic nonfiction, of course, but her latest work (2000) entitled, <i> Roman Woman: Everyday Life in Hadrian's Britain</i> is actually a work of fiction about a year in the life of a former British tribeswoman named Senovara, who marries a veteran and lives in Eboracum with him and their children. It's quite deceptive -- from the title and binding one would never guess it to be a novel, but it is, and quite good too. Gives an insightful, readable, and refreshingly reliable glimpse into daily life in a Roman community.<br>
<br>
The ISBN is 1-85479-528-7.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Jenny <p></p><i></i>
Cheers,
Jenny
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Jenny
Founder, Roman Army Talk and RomanArmy.com
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson