Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
By: Phillip Barlag
3.86
Format: 235 pages, Paperback
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. As catchy as that aphorism is, it’s sadly untrue, even if it has a …
Want to Read $ 14.49If you liked the ancient history plot in Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More by Phillip Barlag , here is a list of 5 books like this:
1. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
By: Lydia Kang , Nate Pedersen
4.00
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Discover 67 shocking-but-true medical misfires that run the gamut from bizarre to deadly. Like when… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Lydia Kang's Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Unfortunately, the theory that 'more is better' is a really, really crappy theory when it comes to arsenic."-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
"It is perhaps oddly appropriate that the symbol for the god Mercury was the caduceus—two snakes entwined on a winged rod. The symbol is commonly and incorrectly associated with the medical establishm…"-Lydia Kang, Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
2. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Jonathan Franklin's 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
3. The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
By: G.J. Meyer
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynast… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in G.J. Meyer's The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
4. The Spartacus War
By: Barry S. Strauss
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Spartacus Waris the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Barry S. Strauss's The Spartacus War book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- ancient history
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
5. H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil
By: Adam Selzer
3.78
Format: 377 pages,
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Adam Selzer's H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
By: Mark Bowden
3.36
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller "An extraordinary feat of journalism . . . full of emotion and color."--K… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Mark Bowden's Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
7. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
By: Mike Duncan
4.00
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Afte… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Mike Duncan's The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
8. Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
By: Ross King
3.26
Format: None pages,
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ross King's Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
9. Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
By: Nancy Goldstone
4.07
Format: 481 pages, Hardcover
De dochters van de Winterkoningin van Nancy Goldstone is een prachtig geschiedenisverhaal met een l… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Nancy Goldstone's Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"Philosophy is one of those subjects, like astrophysics and neurosurgery, that are not for the fainthearted. To delve into the absolutes of the human experience, to seek to advance the progress of enl…"-Nancy Goldstone, Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
10. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
By: Cody Cassidy
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Cody Cassidy's How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
11. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
By: Zeke Faux
4.26
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Zeke Faux's Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
12. Star Wars: The Living Force
By: John Jackson Miller
3.81
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the year before The Phantom Menace, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the entire Jedi Council confront a gal… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in John Jackson Miller's Star Wars: The Living Force book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
13. Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
By: Bryan Burrough
4.26
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths,… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Bryan Burrough's Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. 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
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- history
- biography
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain: The Immersive and Brilliant Historical Guide to Regency Britain
By: Ian Mortimer
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain tells you all you need to know about crim… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ian Mortimer's The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain: The Immersive and Brilliant Historical Guide to Regency Britain book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice
By: C. Alexander Hortis
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony—before even Lizzie Borden—there was P… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in C. Alexander Hortis's The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
17. Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans
By: Garrett Ryan
4.20
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to dri… read more
Want to Read $ 15.49Similar categories in Garrett Ryan's Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- roman
- history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
By: Emma Southon
4.22
Format: 285 pages, None
They said she was a tyrant. A murderer, and the most wicked woman in history. She kicked her way… read more
Want to Read $ 18.99Similar categories in Emma Southon's Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- history
- biography
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
By: Phillip Barlag
3.86
Format: 235 pages, Paperback
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. As catchy as that aphorism is, it’s sadly untrue, even if it has a … read more
Want to Read $ 14.49Similar categories in Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- roman
- history
- biography
- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
By: Raymond Ibrahim
4.31
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing l… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Raymond Ibrahim's Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
21. The Book of Elsewhere
By: Keanu Reeves
3.42
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Keanu Reeves's The Book of Elsewhere book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
22. Teach the Torches to Burn
By: Caleb Roehrig
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In Teach the Torches to Burn, a breathlessly romantic remix of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and sev… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Caleb Roehrig's Teach the Torches to Burn book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
"- have you never considered that perhaps you are meant to have this happiness?"-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn
"When someone has decided who you are, and they won't let you change their mind, what are you meant to do? Where is left to go?"-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn
"From Author's Note: "...quite a few queer tragedies have already been written, including ones based on 'Romeo and Juliet,' and i was hesitant to tread that particular ground. I wanted to bring someth…"-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn
23. Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me
By: Wilfred Reilly
4.00
Format: 288 pages, ebook
A college professor debunks the false liberal narratives which define much of America's school curr… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Wilfred Reilly's Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
24. When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be
By: Martin Williams
3.66
Format: 222 pages, Hardcover
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet… read more
Want to Read $ 13.77Similar categories in Martin Williams's When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- history
25. Siege (The Boy in the Iron Box, #5)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.07
Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition
The mercenaries set an explosive scheme in motion to blow this bad dream to smithereens. But in par… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's Siege (The Boy in the Iron Box, #5) book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
26. Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.02
Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition
What has been awakened is unbound. The Boy is getting his first taste of freedom. As their comrades… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's Risen (The Boy in the Iron Box, #4) book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
27. The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.08
Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition
Their radio is sabotaged. The wolves are gathering outside. And for the increasingly desperate merc… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3) book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
28. The Pit and the Box (The Boy in the Iron Box, #2)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.03
Format: 27 pages, Kindle Edition
On an isolated mountain, a stone labyrinth provides rough shelter for a band of mercenaries. At its… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's The Pit and the Box (The Boy in the Iron Box, #2) book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
29. A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What We See and How We See it
By: Robert DeSalle
3.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Is color a phenomenon of science or a thing of art? Over the years, color has dazzled, enhanced, an… read more
Want to Read $ 18.99Similar categories in Robert DeSalle's A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What We See and How We See it book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. Encounter (The Boy in the Iron Box, #6)
By: Guillermo del Toro
4.06
Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition
Dawn breaks, but the nightmare only intensifies in the shocking finale of The Boy in the Iron Box. … read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's Encounter (The Boy in the Iron Box, #6) book and Phillip Barlag's Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
- audiobook
