7 must-read ancient history books like Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis

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Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

By: Katherine Pangonis

3.88

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has forme…

If you liked the ancient history plot in Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

By: Tom Holland

4.16

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it reg… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holland's Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • ancient history
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2. The General of the Dead Army

By: Ismail Kadare

3.67

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

This is the story of an Italian general, accompanied by his chaplain, charged with the mission of s… read more

Similar categories in Ismail Kadare's The General of the Dead Army book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

3. Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities

By: Bettany Hughes

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Hardcover

Istanbulexplores a city which stands as a gateway between the east and west, one of the indisputabl… read more

Similar categories in Bettany Hughes's Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

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4. 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

Similar categories in David Mitchell's Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
"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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5. Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar

By: Tom Holland

4.15

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivat… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holland's Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • ancient history
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6. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

By: Tom Holland

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holland's Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
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7. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more

Similar categories in Cat Jarman's River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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8. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

Similar categories in Michael Palin's Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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9. 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 Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • ancient history
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10. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

By: Max Hastings

4.30

Format: 896 pages, Hardcover

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bes… read more

Similar categories in Max Hastings's Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • nonfiction
  • history
"The merits of rival causes are never absolute. Even in the Second World War, the Western allied struggle against fascism was compromised by its reliance upon the tyranny of Stalin to pay most of the …"

-Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

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11. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World

By: Martyn Rady

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Mart… read more

Similar categories in Martyn Rady's The Habsburgs: To Rule the World book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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12. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire

By: Eckart Frahm

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires    At its … read more

Similar categories in Eckart Frahm's Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • ancient history
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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 Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • ancient history
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14. The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

By: Peter Frankopan

3.94

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development… read more

Similar categories in Peter Frankopan's The Earth Transformed: An Untold History book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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15. The Bone Chests

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From the brilliant bioarchaeologist and bestselling author of River Kings, a gripping new history o… read more

Similar categories in Cat Jarman's The Bone Chests book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 by Jonathan Healey

16. The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689

By: Jonathan Healey

4.20

Format: 492 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, exciting, “readable and informative ” history ( The New York Times ) of seventeenth-centur… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Healey's The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • nonfiction
  • history
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17. Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

By: Katherine Pangonis

3.88

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has forme… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • africa
  • history
  • historical
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • cities
Cover of Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes by Clive Oppenheimer

18. Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes

By: Clive Oppenheimer

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind.  … read more

Similar categories in Clive Oppenheimer's Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - … read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London #9.2) book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

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20. The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3)

By: Pat Barker

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The follow-up to Pat Barker's Number One bestseller THE WOMEN OF TROY Continuing the story of th… read more

Similar categories in Pat Barker's The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3) book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
Cover of A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by Jonn Elledge

21. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps

By: Jonn Elledge

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps … read more

Similar categories in Jonn Elledge's A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps book and Katherine Pangonis's Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history

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