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Sources for Rome

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:32 pm
by kturock
I have all of the Savage Worlds, WW:Rome material. I'm looking for other material, tv, movies, books, audio books, games; that are pretty rue to history, but not a dry boring history lesson.
I just finished listening to Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden. I have the "Rome" tv series qued up to watch. I see the "Hail Caesar" minis game by Warlord Games is on sale.

Suggestions?

Re: Sources for Rome

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 4:08 am
by s_o_r_r_o_w
There's the movie "Gladiator' of course, as well as "Caligula".

Spartacus.

Simon Scarrow's book series on Rome is quite good.

Asterix comics, while perhaps not true to life, are always worth a read. ;)

Re: Sources for Rome

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 4:51 am
by 3eland
How about the Empire mini-series?

Taken from the Synopsis:
EMPIRE IS A SIX-PART HISTORICAL DRAMA SET IN ROME, 44 BC. FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR (COLM FEORE), THE FORMER GLADIATOR TYRANNUS (JONATHAN CAKE) IS CHARGED WITH THE PROTECTION OF CAESAR’S HEIR OCTAVIUS (SANTIAGO CABRERA) IN HIS STRUGGLE TO BECOME THE FIRST EMPEROR OF ROME.
Ryan