Does anybody have such a list?
Does anybody have such a list?
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I liked Tom Holland's Rubicon. A lot of people do not like his writing style.
There is a lot of information in Goldsworthy's The Complete Roman Army but when I ordered it I was expecting a bit more glitz like Warfare in The Classical Age (Wharry) except all about Rome.
Goldsworthy also wrote an excellent biography of Caesar.
I wish there was better historical fiction but Colleen McCulloughs series is good and very well researched. A bit of soap opera but good.
Hope this gives you a start.
Sorry if I have misspelled the authors names. Not looking at the books right now.
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Check out the bibliography, there is a list of books on Rome, also check some of the books from the classical sources list. I'm reading Suetonius right now, pretty interesting.
That's perfect and exactly what I had hoped for. Thanks.Originally Posted by johnhughthom
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If you are looking into a historical fiction, with Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, Marius and Sulla, Cato and Pompey, all the way to Octavian and Marc Antony, purchase the series Emporer. Written by Conn Igguldenn, they are great books. Some of the information in them is not historically acurate, but it is explained as part of the plot, and it all comes down to the facts.
Don't read if you mind one part of the bookSpoiler Alert, click show to read:
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The Gods envy us.
They envy us because we are mortal, because any moment might be our last.
Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed.
You will never be lovlier than you are now.
We will never be here again.
Cary and Scullard 'A History of Rome'.
Start to finish no-frills history.
Re Tom Holland, I'm currently 3/4 of the way through Persian Fire and it is superb. Will read Rubicon when I finish it.
'.....I should like to see the last king strangled with the guts of the last priest.'
Make sure you do, it's really good. I'm re-reading it now.
Only a few seek liberty; the majority seek nothing more than fair masters - Sallust
A lie told often enough becomes truth - Vladimir Lenin
Wow long extractOriginally Posted by TruePreatorian
How come it reads like it does, like a broken translation.
Polybius' Rise of the Roman Empire is an outstanding account of the early history...highly recommended.
I have seen the future and it is very much like the present, only longer -- Kehlog Albran, The Profit
Rubicon from Tom Holland is certainly a must-read. He writes very prozaic for an informative book, maybe that's why some don't like his style.
If you like historically correct fiction about ancient Rome, try Robert Harris' books.
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