Ancient Rome

Roman civilization from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves

Fiction Set in 1st Century

29 books — 13 voters

The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George

Quintus a Story About the Persecutions of Christians At the T... by R. Weerstand

Fiction & Non-Fiction: Nero (& Agrippina the Younger)

30 books — 3 voters

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Books about Cleopatra (fiction and nonfiction)

65 books — 153 voters

Greco Roman Historical Fiction

85 books — 9 voters

The Only Good Roman by Christine Elaine Black

The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough

Ancient Rome - The Best And The Rest

187 books — 141 voters

Hekate in Ancient Greek Religion by Ilmo Robert Von Rudloff

The Goddess Hekate

18 books — 25 voters

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“ How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its digni ...more ”
― Winston Churchill, The River War

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“ Well, good luck to you both. Rome will be the winner whoever is the victor'. Cicero began to move away but then checked himself, and a slight frown crossed his face. He returned to Catulus. 'One more thing, if I may? Who proposed this widening of the franchise?' 'Caesar' Although Latin is a language rich in subtlety and metaphor, I cannot command the words, either in that tongue or even in Greek, to describe Cicero's expression at that moment. 'Dear gods' he said in a tone of utter shock. 'Is it ...more ”
― Robert Harris, Lustrum

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