The Spartacus War
By: Barry S. Strauss
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Spartacus Waris the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world…
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1. Alexander the Great
By: Philip Freeman
4.31
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a gen… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- war
- ancient history
- nonfiction
2. Æthelstan: The Making of England
By: Tom Holland
4.03
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under sa… read more
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- historical
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
3. Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
By: Tom Holland
4.16
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it reg… read more
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- history
- historical
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- ancient history
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4. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- ancient history
"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
5. The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
By: Adrienne Mayor
3.84
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against pois… read more
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- history
- biography
- war
- ancient history
- nonfiction
6. Scipio Africanus
By: B.H. Liddell Hart , Michael Grant , Michael Grant
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
7. Hannibal
By: Patrick N. Hunt
4.26
Format: 999 pages, Hardcover
One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brillian… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
8. 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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- nonfiction
- history
9. In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.04
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The complete and definitive history of how Roman generals carved out the greatest and longest-lasti… read more
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- history
- biography
- war
- military history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
10. The Spartacus War
By: Barry S. Strauss
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Spartacus Waris the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world… read more
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- history
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- historical
- war
- military history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
11. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
By: Steven Pressfield
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greec… read more
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12. Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
By: David Cordingly
4.08
Format: None pages, Paperback
For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritim… read more
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13. Caesar: Life of a Colossus
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.22
Format: 583 pages, Hardcover
Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
"Caesar was a serial seducer of married women."-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus
"Pompey contented himself with repulsing the attack and made no attempt to assault Caesar's line. This was widely felt to have been a mistake... and Caesar declared that the enemy 'would have won toda…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus
14. 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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15. 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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16. Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
By: Roger Crowley
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration i… read more
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17. 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
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- history
- biography
- historical
- ancient history
- nonfiction
18. 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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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- history
- war
19. Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.38
Format: 620 pages, Hardcover
This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of t… read more
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- history
- biography
- historical
- war
- military history
- ancient history
- nonfiction
"...if the Greeks joined together in the Panhellenic cause and attacked Persia to take land and wealth. Once conquered, Asian barbarians would work the field and tend the cattle as slaves or helot-lik…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
"The Macedonians and Greek has been raised to despise Persians and all Asians as barbarians, fit only to be slaves, and the defeat of Darius and his great armies can only have reinforced their immense…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
20. 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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- biography
- war
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
21. 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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- history
- biography
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