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The Roman Barbarian Wars: The Era of Roman Conquest

by Ludwig Dyck

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The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)

by Colleen McCullough

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Spirit of the Red V: A Century of Dragons Rugby League (Volume I: 1921-1967)

by Geoff Armstrong

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“Pompey contented himself with repulsing the attack and made no attempt to assault Caesar's line. This was widely felt to have been a mistake... and Caesar declared that the enemy 'would have won today, if only they were commanded by a winner.”
― Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus

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“More books have been written with Napoleon in the title than there have been days since his death in 1821.”
― Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

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“I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.”
― Robert Graves, I, Claudius

tags: books, claudius, emperor, robert-graves, roman

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“He thinks, I remembered you, Thomas More, but you didn't remember me. You never even saw me coming.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

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“All of a sudden, The Wire became that show where there was a hierarchy. If you say you like The Wire, that means you like reading books. That means you give a fuck about the human race.”
― Jonathan Abrams, All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire

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THE NAPOLEONIC WARS — 270 members — last activity Apr 27, 2026 02:36PM
A chance to discuss books covering the Napoleonic Wars. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with ...more

Senatus Populus Que Romanus — 251 members — last activity Mar 11, 2026 10:12AM
"The Senate and the People of Rome". Why not form a group for everyone interested in the Roman Republic/Empire? We can recommend books to each other a ...more

Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction — 6177 members — last activity Apr 09, 2026 02:36PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more

The History Book Club — 26116 members — last activity May 03, 2026 03:34PM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more