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The Origin of Empire

Rome from the Republic to Hadrian

David Potter

History

Beginning with the Roman armys first foray beyond its borders and concluding with the death of Hadrian in 138 C

republic, roman, rome

Rome and Italy

Livy

History

Books VI-X of Livys monumental work trace Romes fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 38

roman, rome

From the Gracchi to Nero

A History of Rome from 133BC to AD68

H H Scullard

History

Scullards clear and comprehensive narrative covers the period from 133 BC to 69 AD, exploring the decline and f

roman, rome

Selected Political Speeches

Cicero

Non-fiction

Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some

politics, roman

The Aeneid

Virgil

Classic Fiction

The Aeneid is an epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a

prose, roman, rome

History of Alexander and Indica

Arrian

History

Arrian was a Greek historian and philosopher of Nivomedia in Bithynia. Both a Roman and an Athenian citizen, he

ancient, classical, greek, hellenic, india, roman

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

28 Selected Chapters

Edward Gibbon

History

Gibbons The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisp

enlightenment, polemics, roman, rome

Rienzi

Last of the Tribunes

Edward Bulwer Lytton

Classic Fiction

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on eac

christian, fantasy, roman

Roman Society

Donald Dudley

History

Within this narrative, which runs from ninth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. and briefly beyond, Profes

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I, Claudius

From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius

Robert Graves

Contemporary Fiction

Into the autobiography of Clau-Clau-Claudius, the pitiful stammerer who was destined to become Emperor in spite

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Claudius The God

And His Wife Messalina

Robert Graves

Classic Fiction

Robert Graves begins anew the tumultuous life of the Roman who became emperor in spite of himself. Captures the

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A History of the Roman Republic

Cyril Edward Robinson

History

Cyril Robinsons history reviews the transformation of the Roman state from a minor kingdom in a remote part of

roman, rome

Plutarchs Lives

Plutarch

History

Plutarchs Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a social history of the ancient world

ancient, biography, epistemology, ethics, hellenic, platonist, roman

Augustus

John Buchan

Biography

In 27 BC, out of the carnage of two civil wars, one man emerged to rule absolutely the Roman world. This man wa

caesar, empire, roman, rome

The Twelve Caesars

Suetonius

History

As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and used them (al

ancient, biography, caesar, roman, rome, silverage

History of the Byzantine State

Goerge Ostrogorsky

History

With clarity and logic, George Ostrogorsky succinctly traces the intricate thousand-year course of the Byzantin

catholic, constantinople, german, roman

The Jugurthine War/The Conspiracy of Catiline

Sallust

History

The Conspiracy of Catiline (his first published work) contains the history of the memorable year 63. Sallust ad

ancient, latin, politics, popularis, roman, war

The World of Rome

Michael Grant

History

A brilliant survey of the conquests and culture of the Romans from 133 BC to AD 217–an era of unparalleled pow

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The Climax of Rome

Michael Grant

History

A richly detailed portrait of Rome at the height of its glory.

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The Fall of the Roman Empire

Michael Grant

History

This fall of the Roman Empire has always been regarded as one of the most significant transformations in the wh

roman, rome

Annals and Histories

Tacitus

History

A brilliant narrator and a master stylist, Tacitus served as administrator and senator, a career that gave him

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Makers of Rome

Plutarch

History

These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Romes greatest s

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The Rise and Fall of Athens

Nine Greek Lives

Plutarch

History

The nine Lives translated here and arranged in chronological order follow the history of Athens from the legend

ancient, epistemology, ethics, greece, greek, hellenic, platonist, roman

The Classical World

An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian

Robin Lane Fox

History

The classical civilizations of Greece & Rome once dominated the world. They continue to fascinate & inspire us.

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