21 must-read nonfiction books like The Huns (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Hyun Jin Kim

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The Huns (Peoples of the Ancient World)

By: Hyun Jin Kim

3.94

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This volume is a concise introduction to the history and culture of the Huns. This ancient people h…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Huns (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Hyun Jin Kim , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Histories

By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola

4.01

Format: 716 pages, Paperback

David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Hippocleides doesn't care."

-Herodotus, The Histories

"So much, then, for the fish."

-Herodotus, The Histories

"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."

-Herodotus, The Histories

"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."

-Herodotus, The Histories

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2. Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present

By: Christopher I. Beckwith

3.61

Format: 504 pages, Hardcover

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • asia
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3. The World of Late Antiquity

By: None , Peter Brown

4.09

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

This remarkable study in social and cultural change explains how and why the Late Antique world, be… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

By: Mary Beard

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. 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
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Debt: The First 5,000 Years

By: David Graeber

3.61

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Before there was money, there was debt Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was inve… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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7. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

By: Susan Wise Bauer

3.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. The Ancient Celts

By: None

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Paperback

The archetypal `barbarians from the north', the Celts were feared for their ferocity in battle and … read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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10. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra

By: Toby Wilkinson

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconog… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction

11. Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe

By: Peter Heather

4.75

Format: None pages,

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12. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine

By: Serhii Plokhy

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political… read more

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13. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

By: None

3.67

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more

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14. The Peloponnesian War

By: Donald Kagan

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was… read more

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15. The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization

By: Anthony Everitt

3.71

Format: 76 pages, ebook

A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history s most influential … read more

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16. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

By: Benedict Anderson

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? While many stud… read more

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17. 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

18. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

By: Mike Duncan

4.00

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Afte… read more

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19. The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

By: Peter Frankopan

3.77

Format: None pages,

From the rise and fall of empires in China, Persia, and Rome itself to the spread of Buddhism and a… read more

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20. The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

By: Peter Heather

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordina… read more

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Cover of A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin by Mark Galeotti

21. A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

By: Mark Galeotti

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"History always wins."

-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

"As ever, though, facts take second place when it comes to building narratives of power and authority"

-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

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22. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

By: Dan Jones

4.41

Format: 636 pages, Hardcover

An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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23. The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World

By: Marie Favereau

3.84

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

An epic history of the Mongols as we have never seen them―not just conquerors but also city builder… read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. 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
  • asia
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25. 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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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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26. The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire (The Princeton History of the Ancient World)

By: Kyle Harper

4.21

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

How climate change and disease helped to bring down the Roman Empire Here is the monumental rete… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire by Eckart Frahm

27. 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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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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28. The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream

By: Michael Wood

4.16

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its si… read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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29. The Huns (Peoples of the Ancient World)

By: Hyun Jin Kim

3.94

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This volume is a concise introduction to the history and culture of the Huns. This ancient people h… read more

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  • ancient history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • asia

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3.61

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3.59

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