12 must-read ancient history books like Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather

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Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

By: Peter Heather

4.14

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

In the 4th century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming the paganism of Rome, an…

If you liked the ancient history plot in Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. Medieval Christianity: A New History

By: Kevin J. Madigan

4.12

Format: 80 pages,

An expansive guide to the medieval world, with new attention to women, ordinary parishioners, attit… read more

Similar categories in Kevin J. Madigan's Medieval Christianity: A New History book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

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2. American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a pr… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin E. Park's American Zion: A New History of Mormonism book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
  • audiobook
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3. Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

By: Vladislav M. Zubok

4.26

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to … read more

Similar categories in Vladislav M. Zubok's Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
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4. 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

Similar categories in Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones's Persians: The Age of the Great Kings book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • ancient history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

By: Peter Sarris

4.29

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian     Justinian is a radical reassessme… read more

Similar categories in Peter Sarris's Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • ancient history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
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9. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

By: Christopher Clark

4.18

Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover

An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Clark's Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
  • audiobook
"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."

-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

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10. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land

By: Jacob Mikanowski

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Eastern Europe is disappearing. Not off the map of course, but as an idea. Today it calls to min… read more

Similar categories in Jacob Mikanowski's Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
  • audiobook
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11. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

By: Steve Coll

4.44

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more

Similar categories in Steve Coll's The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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12. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

Similar categories in Tim Alberta's The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • christian
  • history
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

By: Ned Blackhawk

4.18

Format: 596 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essentia… read more

Similar categories in Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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14. Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

By: David H. Petraeus

4.06

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Two leading authorities—an acclaimed historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strate… read more

Similar categories in David H. Petraeus's Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"A recurring theme of this book is that money spent on deterrence is seldom wasted, especially when considered against the costs incurred when the deterrence fails."

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

"Hybrid warfare particularly appeals to China and Russia, since they are much more able to control the information their populaces receive than are their Western adversaries. A 1999 book, Unrestricted…"

-David H. Petraeus, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

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15. 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 Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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16. The World: A Family History of Humanity

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

4.00

Format: 1344 pages, Hardcover

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from pre… read more

Similar categories in Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History of Humanity book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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17. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

By: Gary J. Bass

4.29

Format: 800 pages, Hardcover

A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more

Similar categories in Gary J. Bass's Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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18. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

By: Katja Hoyer

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more

Similar categories in Katja Hoyer's Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
  • audiobook
"Some of the “songs"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

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19. 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 Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • ancient history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

By: David Gibbins

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more

Similar categories in David Gibbins's A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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21. Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest

By: Fernando Cervantes

3.90

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, authoritative history that aims to deepen our understanding of the campaigns and conque… read more

Similar categories in Fernando Cervantes's Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
  • audiobook
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22. Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe

By: Rachel Chrastil

3.84

Format: 485 pages, Hardcover

'Compassionate and thought-provoking history' Daily Telegraph'Superb on the human consequences of w… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Chrastil's Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
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23. 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 Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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24. The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China

By: Christopher I. Beckwith

3.41

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world I… read more

Similar categories in Christopher I. Beckwith's The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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25. How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History

By: Josephine Quinn

4.12

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing i… read more

Similar categories in Josephine Quinn's How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • history
  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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26. Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

By: Peter Heather

4.14

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

In the 4th century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming the paganism of Rome, an… read more

Similar categories in Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • christian
  • history
  • church history
  • christianity
  • ancient history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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27. The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World

By: Karl Schlögel

4.25

Format: 928 pages, Hardcover

An encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union The Soviet Unio… read more

Similar categories in Karl Schlögel's The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
  • audiobook
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28. Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE

By: Christopher Ehret

3.70

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of world history This book brings … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ehret's Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • ancient history
  • nonfiction
  • history
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29. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything

By: Nate Silver

3.84

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more

Similar categories in Nate Silver's On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

By: Brian Tyler Cohen

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler … read more

Similar categories in Brian Tyler Cohen's Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"These are manipulation tactics happening at the hands of the very people whom voters have been groomed to trust. Republicans may claim to hate the Democrats, but frankly there is no one they have mor…"

-Brian Tyler Cohen, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

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31. Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich

By: Richard J. Evans

4.27

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Through a connected set of biographical portraits of key Nazi figures that follows power as it radi… read more

Similar categories in Richard J. Evans's Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich book and Peter Heather's Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook

26 Best audiobook books like Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather

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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint

Peter Sarris

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar

Tom Holland

4.15

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The Wright Brothers

David McCullough

2.60

Transform Your Habits

American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

Colin Woodard

4.56

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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

4.37

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