7 must-read nonfiction books like Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father by Marc Hyden

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Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

By: Marc Hyden

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Hyden leans into a tone reminiscent of a bard regaling those around a campfire with stories of a h…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father by Marc Hyden , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Augustus: First Emperor of Rome

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

4.28

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic story of Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, who plunged into Rome’s violent power struggl… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Goldsworthy's Augustus: First Emperor of Rome book and Marc Hyden's Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Personal hatreds and rivalry loomed larger in most senator's minds than the good of the Republic. [A big problem then and now]"

-Adrian Goldsworthy, Augustus: First Emperor of Rome

"For what is the life of a man, if it is not interwoven with the life of former generations by as sense of history. [Cicero, quoted by Goldsworthy in his Augustus]"

-Adrian Goldsworthy, Augustus: First Emperor of Rome

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2. Iorich (Vlad Taltos, #12)

By: Steven Brust

3.86

Format: 298 pages,

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3. The Prince

By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more

Similar categories in Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince book and Marc Hyden's Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

  • history
  • nonfiction
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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4. Diocletian and the Roman Recovery

By: Stephen Williams

4.06

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. read more

Similar categories in Stephen Williams's Diocletian and the Roman Recovery book and Marc Hyden's Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction

5. Tiberius

By: Robin Seager

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor's complex … read more

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6. The Irda (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #2)

By: Linda P. Baker

4.10

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the Beginning . . . Given life by gods, the Ogres were the most intelligent and beautful of the … read more

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7. Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome

By: Guy de la Bédoyère

3.87

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged … read more

Similar categories in Guy de la Bédoyère's Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome book and Marc Hyden's Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. 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

Similar categories in Anthony Everitt's Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome book and Marc Hyden's Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Romulus: The Legend of Rome's Founding Father

By: Marc Hyden

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Hyden leans into a tone reminiscent of a bard regaling those around a campfire with stories of a h… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction

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