Robert Silverberg - Roma Eterna Review

What if the ancient religions of the world were still with us?  What if the Roman Empire had come across North America?  What if the Romans had been able to send a rocket into space?  What if... This series of short stories tells a very possible other history, from the earliest days of a collapsing empire to the triumph of a victorious fleet, and it's subsequent aftermath of failure. 

Disaster, adventure, fallen pride, fierce determination, and a glimpse of possibility take you on a pillgramage to the past, and up a new vine to taste fruit from the world of ancient Rome.  Roma Eterna is in some ways more compelling than our modern metropolis, and more deadly than the old west.  I would recommend Silverburg's story to anyone who ever asked, "What if?"