12 best-selling history books like Roman Britain's Missing Legion: What Really Happened to IX Hispana? by Simon Elliott

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Roman Britain's Missing Legion: What Really Happened to IX Hispana?

By: Simon Elliott

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the north…

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1. Boudica: The Life and Legends of Britain's Warrior Queen

By: Vanessa Collingridge

3.53

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

As Boudica has become well known as an icon of female leadership and strength, the true story of he… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.91

Format: 518 pages, Hardcover

Three Women Who Share One Fate: The Boleyn Inheritance Anne of Cleves She runs from her tiny c… read more

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"A woman cannot prove her innocence when a man bears witness against her."

-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

"He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers at the very best, or spinster parasites at the worst."

-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

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3. Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thri… read more

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"Fou!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"Boil my brains!"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"I am abso-bally-lutely positive"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

"The departure of the church-going element had induced a more humanitarian atmosphere."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

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4. The Twelve Caesars

By: Robert Graves , Michael Grant , Suetonius

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and u… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier

By: Alistair Moffat

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Hadrian's Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monuments … read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Imperium (Cicero, #1)

By: Robert Harris

4.13

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified… read more

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  • ancient history
"What a terrible audit Death lays upon a man."

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

"Few subjects make more tedious reading than happiness."

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

"Since when has idiocy been a bar to advancement in politics?"

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

"Tak usah cemas, akan banyak waktu untuk tidur setelah kita mati."

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

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7. Sharpe's Devil (Sharpe, #21)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.41

Format: 549 pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Bernard Cornwell, another exciting adventure in the world-ren… read more

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8. Sharpe's Regiment (Sharpe, #17)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

A corrupt political plot threatens to put an end to the South Essex regiment and the life of Major … read more

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9. Sharpe's Christmas: Two Short Stories

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

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10. Chains of Command (Frontlines, #4)

By: Marko Kloos

4.22

Format: 432 pages,

The assault on Earth was thwarted by the destruction of the aliens' seed ship, but with Mars still … read more

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11. Sharpe's Prey (Sharpe, #5)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

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12. History of the Peloponnesian War

By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner

3.94

Format: 648 pages, Paperback

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

13. Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe, #14)

By: Bernard Cornwell

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Paperback

The greatest threat to Wellington's Salamanca Campaign is not Napoleon's Army but France's deadlies… read more

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14. The Days of the French Revolution

By: Christopher Hibbert

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

Marie Antoinette. Napoleon. Louis XVI. Robespierre, Danton, Mirabeau, Marat. Madame Roland's salon.… read more

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15. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia  The Achaemen… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

By: Annalee Newitz

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Often it is in the most squalid and filthiest of places that we can uncover profound truths about a society that considers itself civilized."

-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

"There was no giant sign proclaiming the end of life as they'd known it; instead, there was a mounting pile of annoyances and disappointments."

-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

"City leaders pour resources into beautiful spectacles for political reasons, rather than providing good roads, functioning sewers, relatively safe marketplaces, and other basic amenities of urban lif…"

-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

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17. Sharpe's Assassin (Sharpe, #21)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.SHA… read more

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18. Caligula (The Damned Emperors, #1)

By: Simon Turney

3.98

Format: 360 pages, ebook

Caligula: loving brother, reluctant ruler and tortured soul. The five children of Germanicus are… read more

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  • ancient history
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19. Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond

By: Laura Mersini-Houghton

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"A riveting tour of the cosmos from one of the brightest minds in astrophysics." —The Washington Po… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. 7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting

By: John Antal

3.86

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The first full analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War―the first war in history won primarily b… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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21. The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen

By: Don Hollway

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

King Harald III (called Hardrada, or "Hard Ruler") of Norway was a real-life fantasy hero who burst… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. Roman Britain's Missing Legion: What Really Happened to IX Hispana?

By: Simon Elliott

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the north… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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23. Stormcrow (Stormcrow, #1)

By: Ben Kane

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

On the east coast of Ireland thirteen-year old Finn finds the sword of a slain Norseman, and with O… read more

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24. Marcus Agrippa: Right-Hand Man of Caesar Augustus

By: Lindsay Powell

3.83

Format: 685 pages, Kindle Edition

Marcus Agrippa personified the term 'right-hand man'. As Emperor Augustus' deputy, he waged wars, p… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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25. The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island

By: Scott Davis Dawson

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

For over 400 years, the mystery of Roanoke's "Lost Colony" has puzzled historians and spawned consp… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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26. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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27. Invasion! Rome Against the Cimbri, 113–101 BC

By: Philip Matyszak

4.10

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided bel… read more

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28. A Walk Through Ancient Rome: A Tour of the Historical Sites That Shaped the City

By: Philip Matyszak

3.91

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

In this expert guide to the ancient city, Dr Philip Matyszak takes us on a tour of ancient Rome’s m… read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. The Etruscans

By: Lucy Shipley

3.77

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Etruscans were a powerful people, marked by an influential civilization in ancient Italy. But d… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction

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