The first review of The Last Roman. From Student, the oldest student newspaper in the UK, cover date 5/12/06. As the site is being redesigned, the editor kindly sent over a pdf of the page (a hefty 2 MB):
By the way. Although Amazon was having problems with distribution of the book, that is now fixed. If you order it now, you should get it for Christmas.
I've just brought your book and read it in one sitting. I would like to congratulate you on your excellent work; it's one of the most readable books on classical history I've come across in years.
I'm looking forward to starting on The Last Pagan!
By the way, have you ever thought of writing a book on Stilichio or Flavius Aetius?
I've been wanting to read a book on Aetius for many years, but the only book available is a romantic novel about a love affair between him and Galla Placidia.
Posted by: Dafydd Evans | April 13, 2007 at 03:16 PM
Thank you so much - that is incredibly kind of you.
There is certainly something to be written about both Stilicho and Aetius - the difficulty is that John O’Flynn's Generalissimos of the Western Roman Empire and Penny MacGeorge's Late Roman Warlords cover that area pretty well.
Posted by: Adrian Murdoch | April 13, 2007 at 11:05 PM
I will have to get those other titles out as well, thank you for the recommendations!
I have began reading The Last Pagan and I'm enjoying it as much as The Last Roman. Another excellent title on a fascinating figure; one that's encouraged me to go back to Ammianus Marcellinus in the near future.
Thank you once again.
Posted by: Dafydd Evans | April 18, 2007 at 06:40 PM
I am so pleased that you are enjoying it too.
Posted by: Adrian Murdoch | April 19, 2007 at 05:59 AM