The Roman empire is not my Roman empire, in fact I'm quite bored of it, so I'm a bit surprised I picked this up. I do enjoy microhistories (I would never read a complete history of the Roman empire) and this was a good book in this genre.

This is a very approachable and accessible book, even if it is impossible to remember people's names. The author writes in a very colloquial way, and maybe a little less would have done the trick. I don't mind swearing at all but not all the fucks seemed necessary.

Still, easily 4 stars.