The Road to Augustus

The book is well written, but the author tries desperately not to change history, which makes the book much less readable. For example, the street revolutionary technology that the protagonist brought to Rome, the soldier committees that he brought to the Roman legion, not to mention the stirrups and papermaking technology that were deliberately not mentioned (how did the protagonist do the horse assault in Spain?). In fact, Lepidus' modified vehicle cannon, which has already appeared and matured, is enough to change the long-range firepower efficiency of the Roman legion. In order not to change history, Crassus must have died during the expedition to Parthia. The problem is that with Lepidus' change, as long as they did not cross the desert and lacked drinking water and fortification materials, the Parthian army had no chance at all. The most uncomfortable part is, why does the author have to let the protagonist replace the historical Lepidus? Let the protagonist always be Caesar's lieutenant? Do we have to wait until Caesar is assassinated in 43 BC to change the history of being defeated by Octavian? In fact, the protagonist of the time traveler performed much better than Caesar in Rome, but the author refused to change history, so he had to continue to be the grandson. It was really baffling. A very sad book.

It is said that Tuna is really the protagonist's great benefactor. If he had not allowed the winter camp and drove away the slave traders who followed the army, the protagonist would have been sold to an unknown place by the money-hungry Heibrida, where would he have survived until the day he was liberated by the military tribune. What Tuna did made him unpopular (in the military), but it helped the protagonist a lot.

It would be a miracle if this book didn't fail. Anyone who can persist through the first volume is a master. This book is used by the author for his own pleasure. The writing is okay in terms of smoothness, but the protagonist, who is a pure passerby, has all the shortcomings, except that the author gave him an aura of immortality. The author is indirectly slapping the readers crazy in the face.

After reading Chapter 10, I really can't stand it anymore. Reading the reviews, this book was popular before, so I can only say that times have changed. I don't think there's anything wrong with being an abusive master, but I'm really intolerable to the contradictory character of the protagonist. Here's my point of view: The protagonist travels back in time to become a slave, which is indeed a lowly occupation. For example, being beaten by the centurion Hebrida without the ability to fight back, being thirsty and enduring the humiliation of drinking horse urine, are all very detailed depictions. Shielding and helping the princess Adiana and the female slave Poti can also be understood as modern people's attention to female boxing. After all, it is the first time for a time traveler to hesitate to take action on the battlefield. I have even seen people who almost lost their lives because of hesitation, which is understandable. Unacceptable point: Seven or eight of the first 10 chapters turned out to be about other people's stories. It is true that the protagonist's low status now cannot affect the overall situation, but is this the reason for not writing about the protagonist? I didn't see the identity transformation and psychological struggles from modern people to slaves, and the specific actions that made people a bit prestige among slaves. I only saw the author's historical process in Barabala, and the stories with several women. To put it bluntly, it was just the author's self-pleasure. If you say this is about group portraits, that's fine. Just think of it as historical science. I haven't read it before. The most unbearable thing is that the protagonist has no intention of fighting back in front of the centurion. Let him go when the secret crown incident can kill the centurion in one go. Let him go? You've already written that Hebrida is a vulgar and unrestrained soldier. How do you still expect him to treat you well in the future? I don't know if this person will be a famous general or something in the future, but there will be no one to cooperate with except him? On the contrary, he became stubborn in front of women. After all, he and the princess had shared the same troubles. However, after she regained her identity, she stopped holding back, contradicted, had troubles, and flirted. To put it bluntly, even if the princess said to kill the slave on the spot, could the protagonist resist? Everyone knows that the protagonist's character will change, but I cannot accept this contradictory character description. I also warn future readers, if you don't like self-abuse, don't fall into this trap.

Watch Cicero. Historically, while this man was receiving favors from Caesar (his younger brother was in the Gallic army), he was flirting with the anti-Caesar forces; while he and Caesar were bragging about each other's achievements in Latin literature, he was dreaming of the political dream of the father of the motherland. He fled with Pompey, but turned back to Rome on the way; when he heard that Caesar had been assassinated, he hurriedly got close to the anti-Caesar faction; while preventing the knights from lending money to Octavian, he was overwhelmed by the latter's few compliments... I hope the author can open up and kick him out to do some cosmetic things, and don't let him die like in history. In addition, there is another thing. At this stage in the book, the Roman calendar (a lunar calendar) still used in Rome has a large error and is very confusing. It has a relatively negative impact on navigation. For example, the Mediterranean is not suitable for sailing in winter, but it is annoying when winter starts and ends according to the calendar. Later, Caesar revised the ancient Roman calendar and formulated the Julian Calendar (Julian Calendar) based on the advice of the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria, Egypt.

The author goes to great lengths to prove that contemporary college students are trash

This kind of literary youth abuse article, the author is so proud of himself, how many audiences can he have?

After reading more than a dozen chapters, I found that the protagonist was ordinary, confused, confused, confused, dizzy, clumsy, weak in limbs, straight-eyed, shrunken and cowardly... A series of characteristics of an otaku. How could this be the emperor of Rome? It's not about showing off your domineering attitude, but at least your protagonist must have some strengths, right? 1. It's okay to behave more competently and clearly. 2. When you are a slave in the beginning, you are just a piece of trash, and you are very likely to be killed like an animal at the first opportunity. Do you think you can survive by following Deng Lao and keeping a low profile? 3. The reaction is still so slow, like a fool. It's normal to feel a little confused at first. But after so many things, I still look confused. This unimproved protagonist is really disappointing. 4. I suggest the author let the princess become the Empress of Rome. That woman is smart, ambitious and cruel. I think she is much better than the protagonist.

The protagonist is not only arrogant but also stupid. He is always played around by others, often with regret or surprise. As the protagonist, you can be frustrated, but can you not debuff the protagonist? And the most frustrating debuff is the protagonist's lack of IQ.

The book is wonderful and true. But I really almost didn't want to read it anymore. There were too many chapters about torturing the master. And the chapters describing the protagonist are only 1/5. These chapters fully describe the cowardice, fear of death, ridiculous senseless self-esteem and arrogance, and inexplicable stubbornness of the protagonist who has just traveled through time. What qualifications does a slave who can drink horse urine have, a slave who has seen many battles on the battlefield but cannot even kill an Armenian archer who was injured and unable to resist? How can he be so proud and arrogant in front of the princess who protected and rescued him three times? I don't understand the author's mentality at all.