Ambition in Ancient Rome: Experience Ancient Rome, #1

By A. David Singh

How did the ancient Romans create war-machines, construct architectural marvels, and establish the foremost civilization of their times?

 

Ambition.

 

At the core of their beings lay an insatiable determination that drove them to bring glory to their homeland—Rome.

 

But ambition was not the exclusive domain of the powerful and warring men of Rome. 

 

In this book, we also meet slaves, common folk, & the rich but marginalized women, and discover the varying shades of ambition that burned in the hearts of these diverse people who lived in ancient Rome.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ancient Hound Books
• Release date: Jun 20, 2024
• ISBN: 9781777611767

A. David Singh

A neurosurgeon by profession, A. David Singh operated on brains invaded by tumors, aneurysms, and other vile maladies. Funnily, after turning a couple (or more) gray hair, a rather strange affliction invaded his own brain.  Characters from a parallel universe besieged his brain cells and refused to leave, unless David transcribed their lives on paper. At first, he resisted the assault on his cerebral faculties, but these denizens of the Magical Rome Universe kept prodding his gray cells with their antics, forcing him to write their story. You can enter the Magical Rome Universe through the novel Dead Boy’s Game and The Broken Vow.  Villius, Calpurnia, Julius, Aelius, Gellia, Julia, Fufius Cita, the Heretic Historian, and the Banished Druid welcome you into their magnificent and dangerous world. For more Magic, Adventure and Danger, please visit MagicalRome.com

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Ambition in Ancient Rome

AMBITION IN ANCIENT ROME

Experience Ancient Rome

A. DAVID SINGH

Ancient Hound Books

Dedicated to Puppy and Ninja

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Slaves

3. Freedmen and Freedwomen

4. Roman Legions

5. Senators and the Path of Honors

6. Women and Ambition

Welcome to Magical Rome Universe

About the Author

Books by A. David Singh

Introduction

Welcome to Ancient Rome.

Rising from a small hamlet on the banks of the Tiber River in the eighth century BCE, Rome first engulfed all of Italy and then spread its dominion over the surrounding lands, becoming one of history’s most formidable empires.

However, this powerful transformation did not happen by mere chance.

The ancient Romans responsible for establishing their mighty mediterranean civilization championed a fierce, relentless quality: ambition.

Among the higher classes of Roman society burned the desire