08-13-2008, 08:29 PM
I bought this at Heathrow on my way home from Greece a few days ago, and read it all on the plane... I can't recommend it highly enough!
It's historical fiction written by Dr. Harry Sidebottom, Fellow in Ancient History at Oxford, author of Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction, and the book is set for the most part during the Sassanid siege of Dura Europos (thinly disguised as the city of 'Arete')... probably *the* most accurate piece of Roman military historical fiction ever!
Amazon ISBN [amazon]0718153294[/amazon] n.b. only available in the UK at the moment as far as I can tell, so the US, DE, and CA links won't work...
It's historical fiction written by Dr. Harry Sidebottom, Fellow in Ancient History at Oxford, author of Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction, and the book is set for the most part during the Sassanid siege of Dura Europos (thinly disguised as the city of 'Arete')... probably *the* most accurate piece of Roman military historical fiction ever!
Amazon ISBN [amazon]0718153294[/amazon] n.b. only available in the UK at the moment as far as I can tell, so the US, DE, and CA links won't work...
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
