Ebook {Epub PDF} Caligula by Simon Turney

With powerful imagery and carefully considered history Simon Turney provides a credible alternative to the Caligula myth that will have the reader questioning everything they believe they know about the period' Anthony Riches, author of the Empire series . Simon Turney is the author of Caligula ( avg rating, ratings, 98 reviews, published ), Sons of Rome ( avg rating, ratings, 45 reviews /5. Historically, we view Caligula as a bad egg. Up to his elbows in blood, making his horse Incitatus a consul and ultimately sent on his way to Elysium by Praetorian blades with the backing of the senators he had sought to destroy.. Maybe not so, says Simon Turney, at least not in the beginning. He's convinced that the third son of Germanicus had a bad press at the whim of Cassius Dio, Herodian.

'An engrossing new spin on a well-known tale' Antonia Senior, The Times 'Caligula as you've never seen him before! A powerfully moving read from one of the. Simon Turney's novel challenges our prejudice and sketches a more understanding view of the Roman emperor Turney's version is an entirely plausible take on the sources. We pity the boy, even as we deplore the insane violence of the man. Caligula is an engrossing new spin on a well-known tale-- Antonia Senior * The Times *. Review | Caligula, Simon Turney. Caligula tells the story of the Roman emperor through the eyes of his beloved sister Livilla. I came into this book cold, not at all familiar with Caligula's story. The author hints at Caligula's fate though, by starting his novel with an explanation of " damnatio memoriae. " It's a modern term that.

Caligula (): Simon Turney. Janu. Ap. ★★★. The Damned Emperors: Book I. Simon Turney (usually billed as S.J.A. Turney) has built up quite a following with his e-books set in the Roman army, especially the Marius’ Mules series. They’ve been at the edge of my consciousness for a while, so I welcomed the chance to have a taster of Turney’s writing via this new novel. Caligula. by Simon Turney. Reviewed By: Alistair Forrest, author of historical fiction. Historically, we view Caligula as a bad egg. Up to his elbows in blood, making his horse Incitatus a consul and ultimately sent on his way to Elysium by Praetorian blades with the backing of the senators he had sought to destroy. Caligula is a monster we all know and love to hate. Simon Turney's novel challenges our prejudice and sketches a more understanding view of the Roman emperor Turney's version is an entirely plausible take on the sources. We pity the boy, even as we deplore the insane violence of the man.