we’ve curated a selection of the best books about Roman history below. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Professor Mary Beard One of the world’s foremost classicists, Mary Beard has written a ...

I enjoy reading books that analyze history. Last year I received a signed copy of a book by William J. Federer titled “Change to Chains: The 6,000 Year Quest for Control.” This book was published ...

Under Nerva, he became consul of Rome and in 98 AD, he began writing history. His first books covered areas of particular interest – the life of his father-in-law, Agricola; a discussion of ...

specialist study of the topic The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and his Mysteries by Manfred Clauss, translated by Richard Gordon (Edinburgh, 2000) English Heritage Book of Roman Britain by ...

I’ve always loved history. For all the wild stories authors and screenwriters dream up, it’s hard to top a Roman emperor ...

"There's a Roman historian called Tacitus who talks about disarming the tribes between the Severn and the Trent, and suddenly we find ourselves right in the middle of those history books." ...