The Grass Crown brings Sulla, Marius, Gaius Julius Caesar and the entire Roman world to life in a way that no other writing does. It brings perspective to the atrocities of the time as to how and why events happened as they did. As this is a work of fiction, of course there are liberties taken with events, and everything else, but overall it is a fabulous interpretation of the Sullan and Marian Era. I have been a fan of this series for many years and I read and re-read them fairly often. I gives me a great deal of food for thought when I read real historical accounts of that life and times. Highly recommend.