Augustus

A masterpiece of foreign history, the author writes very well about the establishment of the Roman Empire and the style of Caesar's era.

A good book in the history category, about ancient Rome. I personally feel that Sulla is written close to historical facts. The plot is clear, the thinking is clear, and the logic is reasonable. It is a novel that can be read again and again.

I came across an old book... This book has the best taste among the three Sula books. Some people may think that the flavor is different from the general historical works, but in fact this is the interest of Western historical novels before modern times. Moreover, to be honest, Chinese historical novels usually beautify the historical environment too much, and they stand very "highly", and their positions are those of big bureaucrats and nobles. Even in "Imperial Examinations" or other novels in which the protagonist climbs up from the bottom, the protagonist is more like an undeveloped big bureaucrat than someone who actually climbed up from the bottom. Maybe these beautifications will make readers feel relaxed and interesting, but they will lose some... How should I say... "Flavor". In this work, even the big bureaucrats, big aristocrats, and "divine heirs" have a strong sense of mud and rotten leaves, although this characteristic may have been deliberately strengthened. To me, this is more interesting than those "ordinary" historical novels that are almost entirely narrow imaginary works such as "palace battles" and "power plots" among the upper class. The connection and interaction between the "upper class" and the "lower class" (in this work and another of Sulla's works, it is the 'old soldiers' and the 'merchants of all nationalities') is much stronger than some works that treat the "lower class" (and sometimes even the upper class) as numbers and puppets, and another part that makes the lower class life funny and stupid (sorry, sorry for coining the word here). (Of course, this does not mean that there are no interesting works.) Therefore, sometimes when you see a work of historical fiction in which you cannot see the bias (especially foreign history, there are too many people who believe that the "dark" Middle Ages did not take baths and everywhere was underdeveloped. But if this is true, the Renaissance has no material foundation at all. Therefore, we cannot ideally believe that there is no change and development in the Middle Ages. Just like other historical periods, the Middle Ages have been developing, and the speed is getting faster and faster), and I patiently read a few more chapters before deciding whether to continue reading. I have to read many books several times before I have the patience to read them and realize that they are good works. I've said a lot, so let's stop here.

"The Road to Augustus" The best and only Roman historical novel available. The description of plot objects and the style of writing all have a very Roman feel to it. It could also be due to lack of contrast. But to criticize, once the characters talk, it is a bit brought back to reality, and it still feels like there is not enough Roman accent. There is also a story plot. Although human life was like this in the Roman era, it was neither valuable nor important, but readers do not know this. Readers think that there is no difference between Italy and Rome in the 18th century, or there is no difference between the Qing Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. The author needs more foreshadowing and thorough explanation. The book is relatively niche, the plot is average, and I like both the subject matter and the writing style. This book is rated 69