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dee9401's review
4.0
A fun read, including dabbling with the Latin original (and some classical Greek with the Res Gestae Divi Augusti). Lots of interesting historical facts that helped to reinforce various moments of Roman history I've picked up over the last few years listening to great podcasts like Emperors of Rome (Rhiannon Evans & Matt Smith). I really also enjoyed the short second piece on Augustus's works/CV. While the pseudo-modesty is easily seen through, the impact of his reign on Rome (the late Republic and the Empire) is hard to understate. All in all, fun and a great future reference to have on the shelf.
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