Rubicon by Tom Holland - History book or thinly veiled novel

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I think M. Foucault would have liked this book. I am impressed, because it is very well written, and because the author had the guts to write such a book. There´s not a lot of narrative ancient history books out there which take narrative to such a level.
It is quite able to interest people into the subject of ancient history, and, let´s face it, it seems to sell very well. In all these aspects, it is a very good book, IMO.

You mean Michel Foucault, "punish & observe"? Oh, I miss my university days :wink: ...