Massilia

While I enjoyed Roma, its wide spectrum drained it of the type of depth Saylor was able to indulge in his more narrowly-focused The Judgment of Caesar and Last Seen in Massilia, which is why it was a bit less successful;

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The great commander has left in his Commentary on the Gallic War an imperishable record of his subjugation of Gaul.] [Footnote 479: Plutarch here, after his fashion, throws in a few anecdotes without any regard to the chronological order.] [Footnote 480: Massalia, an ancient Greek settlement, now Marseilles, was called Massilia by the Romans.

Plutarch's Lives Volume III. 46-120? Plutarch 1839

Unable to withstand that group of enemies who have persecuted me with false charges, I have departed for exile in Massilia.

CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

He fled Rome for Massilia modern Marseilles, where he would spend the next quarter century in self-imposed exile.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

He fled Rome for Massilia modern Marseilles, where he would spend the next quarter century in self-imposed exile.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

He fled Rome for Massilia modern Marseilles, where he would spend the next quarter century in self-imposed exile.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

He fled Rome for Massilia modern Marseilles, where he would spend the next quarter century in self-imposed exile.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Last Seen in Massilia is the story of the siege of Massilia by Roman forces.

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I recommend Last Seen in Massilia as strongly as I did The Judgment of Caesar, and I anxiously await more Roma Sub Rosa novels. posted by adamosf @ 5:04 AM

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Massilia was an ancient Greek city which evolved into modern-day Marseilles.

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