Antonina, or, The fall of Rome vs Spartacus: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Rome in fiction, Rome, History, Fiction
Antonina, or, The fall of Rome
The author draws on historical accounts of the final days of Rome and adds fictional characters and details to bring the time to life in more of a vignette form rather than a novel. Chapters include an account of the…
vs
Spartacus
Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 B.C., is well known today partly because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Spartacus highest: Spartacus 3.9 · Antonina, or, The fall of Rome 3.1.
- Antonina, or, The fall of Rome is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Spartacus.
- Spartacus has the widest readership — 2378 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Antonina, or, The fall of Rome | Spartacus | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (162) | 3.9 (2378) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (20) |
Reception
| Antonina, or, The fall of Rome | Spartacus | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 162 | 2378 |
| Editions | 245 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 251 | 2725 |
| Reading it now | 37 | 151 |
| Written reviews | 25 | 247 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1862 |
| Pages | 224 | 363 |