A review by jamelchior
Roma by Steven Saylor

5.0

Roma is a historical novel that spans the history of Rome from the earliest times (pre-city, pre-history) to the end of the Republic. It does this by following the descendents of two people through the stages of history. The people themselves in each generation have mostly forgotten their family's past history, but we know it, and they know bits and pieces that have passed into legend or rumor, or morphed into something else. The book borrows freely from historical sources and archaeology to tell the best stories, with imaginative detail and threads that tie it all together.

I read this book in preparation for a trip, and it made me fascinated to see the layers of history in that place. Fascinated so maybe the fascinum in the book was working? Great read.