Review: I probably wouldn't recommend it, except maybe to a student who just ...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
I found this book exciting once I got about halfway through it.  The characters never got solid enough in my head for me to feel anything for them, though.  I was challenged to figure out the historical context.  The Roman names confused me a little, since I know who Marius and Seneca were, and Varro.  I probably wouldn't recommend it, except maybe to a student who just loves to read anything set in Roman times.  The historical setting was well described, and that is the part I enjoyed the most.