Completed: April 28, 2025
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
I have read a lot about ancient Greece and ancient Rome. My knowledge of ancient Persia and ancient Babylon is more sparse. I am familiar with the myths and legends of the former, but know little of the myths and legends of the latter. This book was a welcome look at some of the legends. A female ruler in that era was virtually unknown and so it is always good to read a little bit more about how a woman might have come to power. Surely, the author has gone into a considerable amount of fiction in order for this book to work as the actual historical record amounts to so little. Nonetheless, I found the book enjoyable and an interesting way to imagine a woman coming to power in an environment where it seems so unlikely. The cutthroat period was also something I knew only from an occasional glance at Bas reliefs and those were pretty awful. Casati does a good job of offering a possible explanation for both how such things came about and how they might have affected those involved. A good read.
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