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Any decent contemporary Trajan biography to recommend?


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I'd like to find something along the lines of Augustus or Cicero by Anthony Everitt or Ceasar by Goldsworthy. They seem to be oddly scarce. I found Trajan: Optimus Princeps by Julian Bennett. I'll pass on the used paperback copies going for $137 to $250 (!) on Amazon.

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I'd like to find something along the lines of Augustus or Cicero by Anthony Everitt or Ceasar by Goldsworthy. They seem to be oddly scarce. I found Trajan: Optimus Princeps by Julian Bennett. I'll pass on the used paperback copies going for $137 to $250 (!) on Amazon.

 

I know what you mean Virgil. I've been trying to look for a decent copy of Bennett's work at a decent price for a long time. No such luck. I own a copy of F. A. Lepper's "Trajan's Parthian War", which isn't bad. I've heard of another one, C.R.H Wildfeuer's "Trajan

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Just had a look at amazon.co.uk.

 

Bennett's book can be got for about

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I'm actually looking for the hardcover edition. I live in an area that's quite damp during autumn and spring, so I have mould problems with my paperbacks.

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I'm actually looking for the hardcover edition. I live in an area that's quite damp during autumn and spring, so I have mould problems with my paperbacks.

 

Gaiseric,

 

Amazon UK currently has several Hardcover copies of the Bennet booklisted as second hand but there also appears to be a link to the full price copies as well at

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I'm actually looking for the hardcover edition. I live in an area that's quite damp during autumn and spring, so I have mould problems with my paperbacks.

 

Gaiseric,

 

Amazon UK currently has several Hardcover copies of the Bennet booklisted as second hand but there also appears to be a link to the full price copies as well at

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