19 Best history books like A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon

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A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai…

If you liked the history plot in A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

By: John Guy

4.16

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . .  Hunting the Falcon  brilliantly shows how time, circumst… read more

Similar categories in John Guy's Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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2. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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3. The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

3.95

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of th… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Goldsworthy's The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • italy
  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
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4. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

By: Mary Beard

4.11

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more

Similar categories in Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • italy
  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

By: Rebecca Boyle

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth--from the primordial soup to the… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Boyle's Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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6. Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen

By: Jane Draycott

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient … read more

Similar categories in Jane Draycott's Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations

By: Eric H. Cline

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more

Similar categories in Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

By: Natalie Haynes

4.05

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists designing my computer. And some of them must want to re…"

-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"

-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

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9. Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery

By: Earl Swift

3.98

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Chesapeake Requiem comes a gripping new wor… read more

Similar categories in Earl Swift's Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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10. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more

Similar categories in Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • italy
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power

By: Leah Redmond Chang

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and M… read more

Similar categories in Leah Redmond Chang's Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World by Honor Cargill-Martin

12. Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World

By: Honor Cargill-Martin

4.06

Format: 432 pages, ebook

The shocking and scandalous story of Messalina—the third wife of Emperor Claudius—one of the most c… read more

Similar categories in Honor Cargill-Martin's Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • italy
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

By: Bettany Hughes

4.02

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Th… read more

Similar categories in Bettany Hughes's The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Shakespeare's Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance

By: Ramie Targoff

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This remarkable work about women writers in the English Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shak… read more

Similar categories in Ramie Targoff's Shakespeare's Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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15. The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society

By: Eleanor Janega

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited h… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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16. House of Lilies: The Dynasty That Made Medieval France

By: Justine Firnhaber-Baker

4.30

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the Capetians, the crusading dynasty that made the French crown the wealt… read more

Similar categories in Justine Firnhaber-Baker's House of Lilies: The Dynasty That Made Medieval France book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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17. How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity

By: Jill Burke

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Beauty, make up, power: plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics *A Waterstones Best Book o… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • adult
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18. Babylonia

By: Costanza Casati

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Babylonia book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • historical
  • adult
  • ancient history
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19. The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt   One o… read more

Similar categories in Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones's The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt book and Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

  • ancient history
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great

By: Rachel Kousser

4.10

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A riveting biography of Alexander the Great’s final years, when the leader’s insatiable desire to c… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

19 Best nonfiction books like A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon

Transform Your Habits

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict

Adrian Goldsworthy

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Mary Beard

4.11

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21 Top audiobook books like Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen by Jane Draycott

Transform Your Habits

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words

Jenni Nuttall

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Scotland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced and Misunderstood

Alistair Moffat

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Mary Beard

4.11

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