I am afraid my father's account of his Gallic Wars is among the dullest books ever written.
An edition of Augustus: A Novel
(1987)
Augustus
A Novel
New Ed edition
by Allan Massie
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Augustus reconstructs the lost memoirs of Augustus, true founder of the Roman Empire, son of Julius Caesar, friend and later foe of Mark Antony, patron of Horace and Virgil. Massie has breathed conviction and realism into one of the greatest periods of the past, creating an unforgettable array of characters and incidents.
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Augustus Caesar, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Livia, TiberiusPlaces
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"I am afraid my father's account of his Gallic Wars is among the dullest books ever written."
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Virgil, as if reading my thoughts, said: “The finished poem is never as good as the poem that was not written; and yet it must be set down as though it were. Every start contains the seed of a new failure, but that is no excuse for not starting.”
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“The business of government,” I told the boys [Marcellus and Tiberius], “is service. Attend to detail. Forget yourself. The only satisfaction is the work itself. The only reward, the ability to continue the work.”
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