New Book: The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss

[Goffredo]

I finished the book last night. I liked it very much, maybe a little less than Strauss' book on the battle of Salamis. But there is one think that really got badly on my nerves to the point that I hope an expensive(!) version come out that has good detailed maps, photos and drawings. The book mentions locations, valleys, mountains, busts, equipment, even Pompeii "cartoons" yet this book has NO photos, no drawings, no map worth mentioning. So the merit of the book is to have gotten me all worked up and really wanting to feel/see the places, the faces.... It was frustrating.

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