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A good archeologist makes Sherlock Holmes’ deductions look rather elementary

A good archeologist makes Sherlock Holmes’ deductions look rather elementary

Mary Beard – Pompeii

The best feature of the book is that the author explains how archeologists infer facts about life 2000 years ago.

Seneca and his friends have a lot of practical advice for navigating life

Seneca and his friends have a lot of practical advice for navigating life

Ward Fransworth – The practicing Stoic

there is no reason to get too excited about this book.

The history of Rome consists of a unique series of revolutionary social and political experiments

The history of Rome consists of a unique series of revolutionary social and political experiments

Mary Beard – SPQR

Rome was much more of a ‘social welfare state’ than I ever realized; with a people’s tribunes, food for the poor, land redistribution, and pensions for soldiers.

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