From Augustus Caesar proclaiming himself the first emperor of Rome in 31BC to the fall of the empire in 476 AD, we’ve curated a selection of the best books about Roman history below. SPQR ...

It follows Beard’s 2007 book “The Roman Triumph.” SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome $18.99 $12.14 Buy Now On Amazon The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon’s six ...

"I’ve got Marcus Aurelius’ book … I try to watch ... editor-in-chief of National Geographic History Magazine, noted similar fascinations with the Roman Empire, which still endure thousands ...

“I’ve got Marcus Aurelius’ book … I try to watch ... editor-in-chief of National Geographic History Magazine, noted similar fascinations with the Roman Empire, which still endure thousands ...

The eastern Roman empire was ... Burckhardt called ancient history a “base-chord heard again and again” through the medieval and the modern eras. The eastern empire created the doctrines ...

Any reader with an abiding interest in the subject will find this book to be a worthwhile investment. Kaldellis writes, “The history of the New Roman Empire is one of the most fascinating tales in ...

On March 15, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar lay dead from 23 knife wounds inflicted by his assassins. The next day, the question on every Roman citizen’s mind was: Who will rule Rome now? Getting to the ...

The French writer and historian Voltaire famously quipped that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor even an empire. Names aside, a new book shows ... from art history to ...