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	Not as good as his other novels  Mar 20, 2007
I enjoyed the novel, though it was not half as interesting as his previous one. Not much emphasis was given to the Christian characters: Nero and his cronie Tigellinus shine, and so does Sabinus. The book is basically about Nero and his crimes: the murderous Messalina, his cruel and scheming mother Agrippina, his wife (he killed her too) Poppea. The book does not explain in detail what happened to Seneca. Some attention is given to Claudius, in the beginning, before Nero takes over.
	Parents Beware  Feb 26, 2007
Other reviewers have already detailed all the great points of this book, so I won't repeat them, but I would like to give a warning. I purchased this book as part of the Sonlight curriculum for my 16 and 14 year old kids. I decided to read it myself first and then decided not to have them read it. I just wouldn't recommend it for teenagers due to the fairly graphic sexual information contained in it. I'm not opposed to telling the truth about a society, but I think there are limits to how many details the reader needs to know to understand the facts. Here are a few of the details that concerned me: a woman leaving claw marks across a man's chest when he refuses her sexual advances falling into each other's arms, kissing and embracing with an intensity that astonished them being "inflamed" by a kiss empress removing her clothing in front of a Senator, with the description that she had a supple figure thirteen year old youth hiding in the bathhouse watching young naked girls This was just a little too much information for me to recommend it to teenagers. I wouldn't have a problem recommending it for an adult.
	LOVED IT !   Jan 15, 2007
I couldn't put the book down and had sleepless nights because of it.
	Forget "The Da Vinci Code" - read THIS!  May 22, 2006
This was the first book by Paul Maier I ever read, and after that, I had to read all of them! He has a gripping style, and unlike "The Da Vinci Code," he is faithful to established historical fact. The only point where I disagree with Maier is that he denies that St. Peter was crucified upside down, saying it was not possible. The Romans were masters at crucifixion, and there's nothing to suggest this would not have happened. In addition, every known tradition of Peter's death says he was crucified upside-down, and no document has ever stated the contrary. Furthermore, when St. Peter's bones were examined, they were found to contain bones from every part of the body except the feet, which indicates that the Christians cut him down secretly at night and couldn't reach the feet, so they must have sawed off his feet and left them on the cross while they buried the rest of his body. Obviously, this would only happen if Peter had been crucified upside-down. This to me is proof that the tradition about St. Peter's death is true. But all this is a minor point. All Paul Maier's works are well-written and worth the read. THIS is a novel you can read and learn from, and one Dan Brown should read if he wants to learn how to really write an historical novel.
	Wow what a way to live  Feb 10, 2006
This is all I could say after reading this book. I found it highly entertaining and educational. I knew little about the city of Rome at this time. I am very interested in early christianity and while I realize it is tough with the available sources to provide much new information, this is interesting. I am awestruck by the personalities, particulalry Nero. What a self absorbed human being. I was shocked. I think this is a great book and in line with this Author's other books. I find this Author very enjoyable.

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