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Barbara Levick


Born
in The United Kingdom
June 21, 1931

Genre
Biography, History


Barbara M. Levick is a British historian, specializing in ancient history. She was educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and, since 1959, has been a Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford (now emeritus). She is a prolific writer and occasional broadcaster on Roman history.

Levick is best known to the general public for her biographies of Roman emperors. ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 257 ratings · 31 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
Claudius
3.54 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1990 — 23 editions
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Vespasian
3.57 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions
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Tiberius the Politician
3.60 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1976 — 15 editions
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Catiline
4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions
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Augustus
3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Julia Domna: Syrian Empress
3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions
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The Government of the Roman...
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions
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Catilina
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Vespasien
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Roman Colonies in Southern ...
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