07-25-2012, 03:36 AM
A quick scan through Amazon reveals the following (very approximate) numbers of modern non-fiction titles about particular figures from Roman history (or aspects of their lives):
Nero - 12
Hannibal - 15
Augustus - 18
Caesar - 19
Constantine - 30
The overemphasis on Constantine is almost certainly due to the religious angle. Actually, I'm looking forward to Potter's book because I'm hoping it might cut through some of the vast amount of waffle and repetition generated by many of the others!
Nero - 12
Hannibal - 15
Augustus - 18
Caesar - 19
Constantine - 30
The overemphasis on Constantine is almost certainly due to the religious angle. Actually, I'm looking forward to Potter's book because I'm hoping it might cut through some of the vast amount of waffle and repetition generated by many of the others!
Nathan Ross
