The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
By: Harry Sidebottom
3.73
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Swimming-Pool Library
By: Alan Hollinghurst
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A literary sensation and bestseller both in England and America, The Swimming-Pool Library is an en… read more
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2. The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire
By: Anthony Everitt
3.00
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadr… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
3. Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
By: Anthony Everitt
3.70
Format: 186 pages,
Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt, whose Augustuswas praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as "a narr… read more
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4. In Search of the Dark Ages
By: Michael Wood
3.78
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious ce… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
5. Stalky & Co.
By: Rudyard Kipling
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern maker for the experienc… read more
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6. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
By: Richard Miles
3.00
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more
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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
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
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
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- history
- ancient history
9. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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- history
- audiobook
10. 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
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
11. Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and ov… read more
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12. 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
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- history
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Wolves of Winter (Essex Dogs Trilogy)
By: Dan Jones
4.16
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The epic sequel to Essex Dogs, continuing the New York Times bestselling historian's trilogy of nov… read more
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- audiobook
14. Cataclysm (Star Wars: The High Republic)
By: Lydia Kang
4.18
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
After the thrilling events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi race to confront the Path of… read more
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"There is something more powerful in this galaxy than money. More powerful than weapons, or cunning. It's love. You know what the most dangerous thing in the world is? To love someone. Because you han…"-Lydia Kang, Cataclysm (Star Wars: The High Republic)
15. 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
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- history
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- audiobook
16. 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
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World
By: Edward Shawcross
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The true operatic tragedy of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into pow… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
- audiobook
18. The Borgias: Power and Fortune (Italian Histories)
By: Paul Strathern
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family―a world of saints, corrupt popes, and deprav… read more
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- history
- historical
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- audiobook
19. The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs
By: Marc David Baer
3.95
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West… read more
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- history
- audiobook
20. 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
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- historical
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. 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
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22. 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
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- audiobook
23. Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
By: Anthony Everitt
3.92
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--an… read more
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- audiobook
24. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy
By: Philip Freeman
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Han… read more
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25. Crassus: The First Tycoon
By: Peter Stothard
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory … read more
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- audiobook
26. Domitian (The Damned Emperors, #3)
By: S.J.A. Turney
4.48
Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition
Rome, AD 52. The Julio-Claudian dynasty is in its death throes. Over the next twenty years, chaos d… read more
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27. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome
By: Douglas Boin
3.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of Roman society, the Goths were violent “barbarians” who … read more
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28. The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
By: Harry Sidebottom
3.73
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Trajan: Rome's Last Conqueror
By: Nicholas Jackson
4.01
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan’s life has been tailo… read more
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30. A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives
By: Philip Matyszak
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
One hundred vivid portraits of real-life characters bring to life the highs and lows of Rome’s dram… read more
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