Markus asked Rob Edmunds:

Hi, Rob, this is my review of "Jugurthas war" by Sallust: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3504068796 your two books are on order from Amazon, I look forward to reading them, I also have Livy to check out, I don't know about Polybius's work. Do, you have a title?

Rob Edmunds Thank Markus, that's a great review. I think perhaps the story of Jugurtha might be worth a fresh interpretation. You've given me something to think about and I'll certainly order and read Sallust's book about him now. There is actually a character called Micipsa in my novels. Livy and Polybius are quite similar, They both wrote great speeches that they attribute to Hannibal prior to the Battle of Zama. Polybius did visit Masinissa towards the end of the King's life and was enormously impressed by him. "The histories" or "The Rise of the Roman Empire" are titles by Polybius. Thank you very much for ordering my books. They probably link quite well with "Jugurtha's War."

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