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PS:

10 years ago, the #MastersOfRome were hard to come by and I even had to order some books (used) from Australia.

Nowadays, it is easier:

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Day 19:
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#MastersOfRome

Book trivia:

"McCullough originally decided to end the series with The October Horse because in her opinion the ultimate fall of the Roman Republic took place after the Battle of Philippi, with the death of Caesar's assassins. However, most...

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Day 19:

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Today's recommendation is one of the crown jewels of historical fiction. I'd go as far as to say that for any book featuring #GaiusIuliusCaesar, her #MastersOfRome series still is the quality benchmark.

They started my interest in the #RomanRepublic...

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