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Are there any good books set in ancient Rome but aren't necessarily "about" ancient Rome?

>> No.8317958

bump

>> No.8317966

>>8317000
Red Rising is loosely inspired by the Year of the Four Emperors, 68 AD when Emperor Nero died and caused the first civil war since Marc Antony, causing other colonies (or whatever Roman term for outer territory is) to rebel

>> No.8317976

>>8317000
Did you see Rome on HBO? You'd enjoy it

>> No.8317990

>>8317976
yes, and the cunts cancelled it. could have totally continued into the reigns of augustus, tiberius, caligula, clau-clau-claudius

>> No.8317992

>>8317000
I, Claudius sounds like exactly what you're not looking for

>> No.8318023

>>8317966
>year of the four emperors
>68 ad

Lol

>> No.8318170

>>8317992
just finished it, loved it

>> No.8318189

>>8317966
but see that's still about the history itself, which is all well and good but im looking for stories where the roman (or really any other era) setting is more incidental than central to the plot.

>> No.8318348

>>8318023
fuck you nigger, 69 AD, Happy you nigger fuck fuck?

>> No.8318364

>>8318348
Yes.

t. Read Tacitus a few months ago and this is the first chance I've had to use any of the information gleaned from him

>> No.8318375

>>8318348
>69

hihi

>> No.8318377

>>8318364
Do you think Caligula's sickness and resulting recovery that resulted in his personality fundamentally changing to the deranged was the cause of actual physiological and neurological changes incurred on him during his sickness or do you think he was a psychopath all along looking for a pretext of sorts

>> No.8318428

>>8318364
"please no one call me out on this"

*someone calls me out on it*

How long do you plan to abuse our patience, O Catiline?

>> No.8318434

>>8318377
You should remember my friend histories very susceptible to blatant bias and falsehood, "historians" of the Roman period as well tried to pass off incorrect or made up history


So I'm saying regarding these high claims of Nero and Caligula, maybe the historicity of them are sketchy

>> No.8318440

>>8318377
>>8318377
I think his upbringin probably exacerbated the psychosis that was there all along

>> No.8318446

>>8318440
*upbringing

fuck ive exposed myself as a texan wino

>> No.8318457

yeah the ones that are fucking written by ancient romans
what kind of sex and the city bullshit are you trying to sell us OP

>> No.8318516

>>8318377
Considering that the only account I've read of him so far is from Suetonius (Tacitus' account is lost), I really can't say.

>> No.8318542

>>8318457
i want sex and the city set in rome

>> No.8318556

>>8318542
no you don't, fuck off

>> No.8318581

The Satyricon
>the depravity

>> No.8318652
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8318652

>>8317000
Roma Sub Rosa. Mystery novels. Great depiction of everyday Roman life. Characters that you grow really attached to.

>> No.8318662

>>8318434
>>8318440
>>8318446
>>8318516

Thanks Anons

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8318664

Recommendations from my Latin professor. Most don't have the literary depth that this board is accustomed to.

1/2

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8318669

>>8318664

2/2

>> No.8318730

>>8318669
>>8318664
fuckin sweet man, i appreciate it

>> No.8318737

>>8318664
>>8318669
>finding my unusual last name in the wild

spooked

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8318864

Marius the Epicurean - Walter Pater

>> No.8320543

>>8318864
seems interesting, i'll look into it

>> No.8321057

>>8318737
Crichton?