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Pretty dull read, but worth the effort if you want to make it

Pretty dull read, but worth the effort if you want to make it

Review of A History of the Roman World, 753 to 146 BC by H. H. Scullard

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Rob Crawford
Jun 20, 2023
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I read Scullard’s book, which is billed as a classic textbook, because I wanted to know more about the early history of Rome, from its founding to the achievement of sole superpower status in the Mediterranean. According to its foundational myths, Aeneas, the cousin of Hector, arrived in Rome as a refugee from Troy. This directly connects Rome to the Il…

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