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• A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins

  Harney, Gareth,

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  This accessible historical account traces ancient Rome's rise to power through the stories of twelve remarkable coins, revealing how Romans used currency to immortalize their gods, emperors and conquests, connecting modern readers with the empire's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emperor of Rome

  Ruling the Ancient Roman World

  Beard, Mary, 1955-

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  The best-selling author of The Fires of Vesuvius presents a comprehensive history of the social and political world of the Roman emperors including Julius Caesar, Nero, Alexander Severus, Caligula and Marcus Aurelius.

• Following Caesar

  From Rome to Constantinople, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of Empire

  Keahey, John,

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  A travel narrative following three ancient roads and looking at more than two thousand years of history of Ancient Rome through the modern eye.

• A Rome of One's Own

  the Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  Southon, Emma,

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  Coming in November. This is a retelling of the history of Rome with all the things Roman history writers relegate to the background, or designate as domestic, feminine, or worthless. This is a history of women who caused outrage, led armies in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The War That Made the Roman Empire

  Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

  Strauss, Barry S.,

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  The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uncommon Wrath

  How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic

  Osgood, Josiah

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  In Uncommon Wrath, historian Josiah Osgood tells the story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Enemies of Rome

  the Barbarian Rebellion Against the Roman Empire

  Kershaw, Stephen P.,

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  A narrative history of the Roman Empire from the point of view of the "barbarian" enemies of Rome. Rome's history follows a remarkable trajectory from its origins as a tiny village of refugees from a conflict zone to a dominant superpower. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

  the Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

  Robertson, Donald, 1972-

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  How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian--taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day--through to his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ten Caesars

  Roman Emperors From Augustus to Constantine

  Strauss, Barry S.,

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  Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss tells the story of the Roman Empire through the lives of ten men who ruled Rome, from Augustus, the founder, to Constantine, who refounded the empire as Christian and established a new capital at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Roman in the Provinces

  Art on the Periphery of Empire

  Hoffman, Gail L., 1959-

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  This beautifully illustrated volume presents new ways of thinking about the concept of “being Roman”—with a particular emphasis on the way people in the provinces and on the periphery of the empire reacted to the state of being a Roman subject.

• Caesars' Wives

  Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire

  Freisenbruch, Annelise, 1977-

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  In scandals and power struggles obscured by time and legend, the wives, mistresses, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the Caesars have been popularly characterized as heartless murderers, shameless adulteresses, and conniving politicians in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities

  Strange Tales and Surprising Facts From the World's Greatest Empire

  McKeown, J. C.

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  Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We tend to think of the Romans as a pragmatic people with a ruthlessly efficient army, an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Image of the Black in Western Art. Volume 1, From the Pharaohs to the Fall of the Roman Empire

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  This monumental publication offers expert commentary and a lavishly illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Complete Roman Emperor

  Imperial Life at Court and on Campaign

  Sommer, Michael

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  he eighty-five emperors who ruled Rome for five centuries are among the most famous and notorious leaders in history. But what do we really know about how they ran the empire and their behind-the-scenes machinations? How did they manage relations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Medicus

  a Novel of the Roman Empire

  Downie, Ruth, 1955-

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  Take a step into this fictional world of the Roman Empire. With a gift for comic timing and historical detail, Ruth Downie has conjured an ancient world as raucous and real as our own. The highest praise I can offer this wonderfully entertaining…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Romans

  From Village to Empire

  Boatwright, Mary Taliaferro

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  A sweeping history of ancient Roman history ranges from the prehistoric settlements to the age of Constantine to chronicle the evolution of Rome from a single village community in the Italian peninsula to one of the most powerful empires in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation