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Finley Hooper |
4 |
Detailed narrative of Rome from the begining to 476 AD |
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Robert Payne |
4 |
An easy-to-read account of the rise and fall of Rome |
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Philip Matyszak |
5 |
Detailed timeline of the Republic |
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Chris Scarre |
5 |
Detailed timeline of the Empire |
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Chris Scarre |
4 |
Maps & narratives of the major power shifts |
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Chester G Starr |
5 |
Focused on the 'Why' of Rome, not the 'Who' |
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Tom Holland |
5+ |
If you only have time to read 1 book on Rome, this is it |
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Joyce Tyldesley |
5 |
Well researched historical analysis |
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Lucy Hughes Hallett |
3 |
Cleopatra's history from multiple viewpoints |
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Anthony Everitt |
4 |
Detailed biography |
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Michael Grant |
4 |
Readable, unusually sympathetic view of Nero's life |
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John Holland Smith |
4 |
The Emperor who legalized Christianity in Rome |
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J. B. Bury |
4 |
Barbarians' role in the decline of the Roman Empire |
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Peter Heather |
4 |
A modern view of Rome's 'Decline & Fall' |
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Terry Jones |
5 |
An entertaining revisionist view of the 'Barbarians' |
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William Rosen |
5 |
The role of plague in the collapse of Imperial Rome |
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