Invisible Romans

The task Knapp set himself was hugely ambitious, and it is a tribute that not only did he succeed, but that he managed to make the telling of it entertaining as well as informative Scotsman Prof Knapp does an exemplary job of seeking his subjects in obscure papyri and places that will reward researchers and historians for years to come Country Life Knapp finds ways of making the lives of the non-elite ... more than visible ... he makes us feel what it was like Times Education Supplement One certainly cannot complain about the sheer richness of the fare spread out before us BBC History Magazine Everything ... in this unusual and scholarly book is rich with revelation Daily Express A good, lively read Irish Examiner