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message 1: by Bryan (new) - rated it 3 stars
Sep 22, 2014 09:02AM

Bryan Craig *********************SPOILER THREAD*********************

This thread is a "spoiler thread" and is a bibliography thread which identifies many of the books which were referenced or used as primary documents or are relevant to the subject matter of the book: RUBICON: THE LAST YEARS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC by Tom Holland.

Please feel free to add properly cited books (book covers, author's photo, and author's links). Add a review or a few words why this book is important to the subject matter, etc.; but remember there is no self promotion, etc.

This thread also contains many valuable sources related to Rome and the Masters of Rome series.

Any self promotion links or posts are removed.

Rubicon The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland by Tom Holland Tom Holland

The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) by Colleen McCullough The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) by Colleen McCullough Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) by Colleen McCullough Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) by Colleen McCullough The October Horse A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #6) by Colleen McCullough Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) by Colleen McCullough by Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough


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Nov 08, 2014 11:41AM

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Bentley has suggested that books which people have mentioned in the discussions should really be placed in this thread. Here are some that I recommended -

These two cover the period we are looking at which are pretty readable and not too long -
Party Politics in the Age of Caesar by Lily Ross Taylor by Lily Ross Taylor (no photo)
Rome in the Late Republic by Mary Beard by Mary Beard Mary Beard

The following two, which are fairly dense and long, are the gold standard for the late Republic -
The Last Generation of the Roman Republic by Erich S. Gruen by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)
The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme by Ronald Syme Ronald Syme


This is the source for much of what we know about these times -
Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans by Plutarch by Plutarch Plutarch

Here are two about Mithridates -
The Poison King The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor by Adrienne Mayor Adrienne Mayor
He Died Old Mithradates Eupator, King of Pontus by Alfred Duggan by Alfred Duggan Alfred Duggan

Douglass suggested these -
The Romans From Village to Empire by Mary T. Boatwright by Mary T Boatwright (no photo)
Rome An Empire's Story by Greg Woolf by Greg Woolf (no photo)
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome by Christopher Scarre Christopher Scarre (no photo)
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins by John Perkins John Perkins

Kressel compared today's "fame junkies" with those of ancient Rome -
Fame Junkies The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction by Jake Halpern by Jake Halpern Jake Halpern

And finally, to mix fiction with non-fiction -
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) by Colleen McCullough The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) by Colleen McCullough Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) by Colleen McCullough Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) by Colleen McCullough The October Horse A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #6) by Colleen McCullough Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) by Colleen McCullough by Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) by Robert Graves by Robert Graves Robert Graves
Roma Eterna by Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg

So keep those book recommendations coming.


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Nov 09, 2014 12:02PM

Dave | 513 comments Here is the first book in a short series of historical fiction mysteries that deals with many of the same characters we're reading about in Rubicon. The history side of it is pretty good, and it's kind of fun to see Cicero as sort of a miss Marple mystery solver.

Imperium A Novel of Ancient Rome (Cicero, #1) by Robert Harris by Robert Harris Robert Harris


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Nov 09, 2014 12:38PM

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Thank you Dave.


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Thanks for the book suggestion, Dave. I also liked this one - Cicero is such a great character, as is his secretary Tiro.


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(no image) Marcus Crassus, Millionaire by Frank Adcock (no photo)

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(no image) Foreign Clientelae, 264-70 B.C. by E. Badian (no photo)

Roman Imperialism in the Late Republic by E. Badian by E. Badian (no photo)

(no image) Lucius Sulla; The Deadly Reformer by E. Badian (no photo)

Publicans and Sinners Private Enterprise in the Service of the Roman Republic by E. Badian by E. Badian (no photo)

The Sorrows of the Ancient Romans The Gladiator and the Monster by Carlin A. Barton by Carlin A. Barton (no photo)

Rome in the Late Republic by Mary Beard by Mary Beard Mary Beard

Religions of Rome, Vol 1 A History by Mary Beard Religions of Rome, Vol 2 A Sourcebook by Mary Beard both by Mary Beard Mary Beard

The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic by Marcia Patterson by Marcia Patterson (no photo)

Italian Manpower 225 B.C.-A.D. 14 by P.A. Brunt by P.A. Brunt
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The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol 9 The Last Age of the Roman Republic, 146-43 BC by John Anthony Crook by John Anthony Crook (no photo)

The Augustan Empire, 43 BC-AD 69 (The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 10) by Alan K. Bowman by Alan K. Bowman (no photo)

(no image) A Biography Of C. Marius by Thomas P. Carney (no photo)

Travel In The Ancient World by Lionel Casson by Lionel Casson Lionel Casson

Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra by Michel Chauveau by Michel Chauveau (no photo)

Rome An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides) by Amanda Claridge by Amanda Claridge (no photo)

The Noblest Roman by M.L. Clarke by M.L. Clarke (no photo)

The Roman Republic by Michael Hewson Crawford by Michael Hewson Crawford (no photo)

(no image) Coinage and Money Under the Roman Republic: Italy and the Mediterranean Economy by Michael Hewson Crawford (no photo)

Caesar and the Corruption of Power by J. H. Collins (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)


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Empire of Pleasures by Andrew Dalby by Andrew Dalby Andrew Dalby

Romans on the Bay of Naples A Social and Cultural Study of the Villas and Their Owners from 150 B.C. to A.D. 400 by John H. D'Arms by John H. D'Arms (no photo)

(no image) Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome by John H. D'Arms (no photo)

The Roman Family by Suzanne Dixon by Suzanne Dixon (no photo)

Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Florence Dupont by Florence Dupont (no photo)


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The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome by Catharine Edwards by Catharine Edwards (no photo)

The Moral and Political Tradition of Rome by Donald C. Earl by Donald C. Earl (no photo)

Cicero's Testimony at the Bona Dea Trial by David F. Epstein (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

War, Women and Children in Ancient Rome by John K Evans by John K. Evans (no photo)

(no image) Gaius Marius: A Political Biography by Richard J. Evans (no photo)

Cicero a Turbulent Life by Anthony Everitt by Anthony Everitt Anthony Everitt


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Sergius Orata: Inventor of the Hypocaust? by Garrett G. Fagan (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

The Urban Image of Augustan Rome by Diane Favro by Diane Favro (no photo)

(no image) Campania by Martin Frederiksen (no photo)


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(no image) Republican Rome, The Army, And The Allies by Emilio Gabba (no photo)

Augustan Culture An Interpretive Introduction by Karl Galinsky by Karl Galinsky (no photo)

(no image) Trade In The Ancient Economy by Peter Garnsey, Keith Hopkins and C. R. Whittaker (no photos)

Caesar by Matthias Gelzer by Matthias Gelzer (no photo)

The Roman Nobility by Matthias Gelzer by Matthias Gelzer (no photo)

Cڳesar Et La Gaule by Christian Goudineau by Christian Goudineau (no photo)

Cleopatra by Michael Grant by Michael Grant Michael Grant

Classical Bearings Interpreting Ancient History and Culture by Peter Green by Peter Green (no photo)

Alexander to Actium The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age by Peter Green by Peter Green (no photo)

(no image) Pompey, The Roman Alexander by Peter Greenhalgh (no photo)

(no image) Pompey, the Republican Prince by Peter Greenhalgh (no photo)

The Eyes of Clodia Metelli by R. Drew Griffith (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

The Last Generation of the Roman Republic by Erich S. Gruen by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)

The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome by Erich S. Gruen by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)

Culture and National Identity in Republican Rome by Erich S. Gruen by Erich S. Gruen (no photo)

Actium and Augustus The Politics and Emotions of Civil War by Robert Alan Gurval by Robert Alan Gurval (no photo)


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Roman Sexualities by Marilyn B. Skinner by Judith P. Hallett and Marilyn B. Skinner (no photos)

(no image) Roman Theater Temples by John Arthur Hanson (no photo)

War and Imperialism in Republican Rome 327-70 B.C. by William V. Harris by William V. Harris (no photo)

Piscinae Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy by James Arnold Higginbotham by James Arnold Higginbotham (no photo)

The Romanization of Athens Proceedings of an International Conference Held at Lincoln, Nebraska (April 1996) by M. Hoff by M. Hoff (no photo)

Conquerors and Slaves by Keith Hopkins by Keith Hopkins (no photo)

Death and Renewal Volume 2 Sociological Studies in Roman History by Keith Hopkins by Keith Hopkins (no photo)

The Corrupting Sea by Peregrine Horden by Peregrine Horden and Nicholas Purcell (no photos)

The Ides of March: Some New Problems by Nicholas Horsfall (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

Pan's Travail Environmental Problems of the Ancient Greeks and Romans by J. Donald Hughes by J. Donald Hughes (no photo)

Cleopatra Histories, Dreams, and Distortions by Lucy Hughes-Hallett by Lucy Hughes-Hallett (no photo)


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Origins and History of the Proconsular and Propraetorian Imperium by Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (no photo) (link to online text)

Virgil's Experience ' Nature and History; Times, Names, and Places ' by Richard Jenkyns by Richard Jenkyns (no photo)


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The Education of Julius Caesar A Biography, a Reconstruction by Arthur David Kahn by Arthur David Kahn (no photo)

Sulla The Last Republican by Arthur Keaveney by Arthur Keaveney (no photo)

The Making of the Roman Army From Republic to Empire by Lawrence Keppie by Lawrence Keppie (no photo)


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The Tribunate of Curio by Walter Kirkpatrick Lacey (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

(no image) Cicero and the End of the Roman Republic by Walter Kirkpatrick Lacey (no photo)

Violence in Republican Rome by Andrew Lintott by Andrew Lintott (no photo)

The Constitution of the Roman Republic by Andrew Lintott by Andrew Lintott (no photo)

Cicero and Milo by Andrew Lintott (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

State and Coinage in the Late Republic and Early Empire by Elio Lo Cascio (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

Marius and the Mithridatic Command by T J Luce (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)


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The Discourses by Niccolò Machiavelli by Niccolò Machiavelli Niccolò Machiavelli

Crassus, a Political Biography by B. A. Marshall (no Goodreads link)

Rome and the Enemy Imperial Strategy in the Principate by Susan P. Mattern by Susan P. Mattern (no photo)

(no image) Mnemosyne, Supplements, the Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus by B.C. McGing (no photo)

Caesar a Biography by Christian Meier by Christian Meier (no photo)

The Crowd in Rome in the Late Republic by Fergus Millar by Fergus Millar (no photo)

(no image) The Roman Republic in Political Thought by Fergus Millar (no photo)

The Political Character of the Classical Roman Republic, 200-151 BC by Fergus Millar (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

(no image) Cicero, the Ascending Years: The Ascending Years by Thomas N. Mitchell (no photo)

Cicero, The Senior Statesman by Thomas N. Mitchell ] by Thomas N. Mitchell (no photo)

Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic by Henrik Mouritsen by Henrik Mouritsen (no photo)


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(no image) Etre Enfant a Rome by Jean-Pierre Néraudau (no photo)

L'ordre équestre à l'époque républicaine by Claude Nicolet Claude Nicolet (no Goodreads entry)

The World of the Citizen in Republican Rome by Claude Nicolet by Claude Nicolet Claude Nicolet

Des Ordres à Rome by Claude Nicolet Claude Nicolet (no Goodreads entry)

The Development of Roman Imperialism by J.A. North (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)


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Piracy in the Ancient World by H.A. Omerod by Henry A. Ormerod (no photo)


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Great adds Vicki


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(no image) Sibyls And Sibylline Prophecy In Classical Antiquity by H.W. Parke (no photo)

The City of Rome: From Repubic to Empire by John R. Patterson (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

Game of Death in Ancient Rome Arena Sport and Political Suicide by Paul Plass by Paul Plass (no photo)

Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy by Sarah B. Pomeroy (no photo)

Constructions of the Classical Body by James I. Porter by James I. Porter (no photo)


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Between Republic and Empire Interpretations of Augustus and His Principate by Kurt A. Raaflaub by Kurt A. Raaflaub and Mark Toher (no photos)

The Slave Mode of Production in Italy by D. W. Rathbone (no Goodreads or Jstor entry)

Cicero A Portrait by Elizabeth Rawson by Elizabeth Rawson (no photo)

Intellectual Life In The Late Roman Republic by Elizabeth Rawson by Elizabeth Rawson (no photo)

The Eastern Clientelae of Clodius and the Claudii by Elizabeth Rawson (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

The Spanish Mines and the Development of Provincial Taxation in the Second Century BC by J. S. Richardson (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

Daggers In The Forum The Revolutionary Lives And Violent Deaths Of The Gracchus Brothers by Keith Richardson by Keith Richardson (no photo)

Ancient Rome City Planning and Administration by O.F. Robinson by O.F. Robinson (no photo)

Imperatores Victi Military Defeat and Aristocractic Competition in the Middle and Late Republic by Nathan S. Rosenstein by Nathan S. Rosenstein (no photo)

The Family Under the Roman Empire: Signs and Gestures by Aline Rousselle (no photo) (no Goodreads or Jstor entry)


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(no image) Diodorus Siculus And The First Century by Kenneth S. Sacks (no photo)

(no image) The Making of Roman Italy by Edward Togo Salmon (no photo)

Samnium and the Samnites by E. Salmon by E. Salmon (no photo) (same author as Edward Togo Salmon, but Goodreads has different links for the different names)

Storming The Heavens Soldiers, Emperors, And Civilians In The Roman Empire by Antonio Santosuosso by Antonio Santosuosso (no photo)

The End of the Past Ancient Rome and the Modern West by Aldo Schiavone by Aldo Schiavone (no photo)

From the Gracchi to Nero A History of Rome from 133 BC to AD 68 by H.H. Scullard by H.H. Scullard (no photo)

Pompey the Great A Political Biography by Robin Seager by Robin Seager (no photo)

(no image) The Crisis Of The Roman Republic: Studies In Political And Social History by Robin Seager (no photo)

The Ethics of Brutus and Cassius by David Sedley (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

Cicero by D.R. Shackleton Bailey by D.R. Shackleton Bailey (no photo)

Senatorial Wealth and Roman Politics by Israel Shatzman (no photo) (no Goodreads or Jstor entry)

Spartacus and the Slave Wars A Brief History with Documents by Brent D. Shaw by Brent D. Shaw (no photo)

The Roman Citizenship by A.N. Sherwin-White by A.N. Sherwin-White (no photo)

Violence in Roman Politics by A.N. Sherwin-White (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

Pretty Lesbius by Marilyn B. Skinner (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

Clodia Metelli by Marilyn B. Skinner (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)

Greek and Roman Voting and Elections by E. S. Staveley by E. S. Staveley (no photo)

Cicero A Political Biography by David Stockton by David Stockton (no photo)

The Gracchi by David Stockton by David Stockton (no photo)

The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme by Ronald Syme Ronald Syme


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Some great books there Vicki - thank you.


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Alexander Helios and the Golden Age by W. W. Tarn (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

The Patrician Tribune Publius Clodius Pulcher by W. Jeffrey Tatum by W. Jeffrey Tatum (no photo)

The Divinity of the Roman Emperor by Lily Ross Taylor by Lily Ross Taylor (no photo)

Party Politics in the Age of Caesar by Lily Ross Taylor by Lily Ross Taylor (no photo)

(no image) Le Vin de L'Italie Romaine: Essai D'Histoire Economique D'Apres Les Amphores by A. Tchernia (no photo)


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The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World by David Ulansey by David Ulansey (no photo)


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Cleopatra of Egypt From History to Myth by Susan Walker by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs (no photos)

Catullus and His World A Reappraisal by T.P. Wiseman by T.P. Wiseman (no photo)

The Census in the First Century BC by T.P. Wiseman (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be purchased for download)

Becoming Roman The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul by Greg Woolf by Greg Woolf (no photo)


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Elections and Electioneering in Rome A Study in the Political System of the Late Republic by Alexander Yakobson by Alexander Yakobson (no photo)

Plebs And Princeps by Zvi Yavetz by Zvi Yavetz (no photo)

(no image) Julius Caesar and His Public Image by Zvi Yavetz (no photo)

The Living Conditions of the Urban Plebs in Republican Rome by Zvi Yavetz (no photo) (a link to JSTOR, where the article can be read online for free, after registering)


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Great job adding the Rubicon Bibliography.

Rubicon The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland by Tom Holland Tom Holland


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Ancient sources - Sallust


Note: for ancient sources I will try to link to the Loeb editions, since they have both the original text and the English translation.

The War with Catiline. the War with Jugurtha by Sallust by Sallust Sallust

Additionally, I will try to find online versions of the text.

The War With Jugurtha http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E...
The War With Catiline http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E...


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Ancient sources - Velleius Paterculus


Compendium of Roman History / Res Gestae Divi Augusti by Velleius Paterculus by Velleius Paterculus (no photo)

The Roman History http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E...


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Ancient sources - Polybius


The Histories, Vol 1 Books 1-2 by Polybius The Histories, Vol 2 Bks.III & IV by Polybius The Histories, Vol 3 Bks.V-VIII by Polybius The Histories, Vol 4 Books 9-15 by Polybius The Histories, Vol 5 Books 16-27 by Polybius The Histories, Vol 6 Bks.XXVIII-XXXIX by Polybius by Polybius (no photo)

The Histories http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E...


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Thank you Vicki


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Ancient sources - Vitruvius


The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius by Vitruvius Vitruvius

On Architecture http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E...


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Ancient sources - Marcus Terentius Varro


(no image) The three books of M. Terentius Varro concerning agriculture by Marcus Terentius Varro (no photo)
On the Latin Language, Volume I Books 5-7 by Marcus Terentius Varro On the Latin Language, Volume II Books 8-10. Fragments by Marcus Terentius Varro by Marcus Terentius Varro (no photo)

On Agriculture http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E...
On the Latin Language https://archive.org/details/onlatinla...


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Ancient sources - Publilius Syrus


Minor Latin Poets, Volume I Publilius Syrus. Elegies on Maecenas. Grattius. Calpurnius Siculus. Laus Pisonis. Einsiedeln Eclogues. Aetna by Publilius Syrus by Publilius Syrus (no photo)

Some quotations - http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/...


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Ancient sources - Sibylline Oracles

The Sibylline Oracles Translated From The Greek Into English Blank Verse by Milton Terry by Milton Terry (no photo)

Online version of the above text - http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/sib/


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Ancient sources - Horace


Horace Odes in Latin + English (SPQR Study Guides) by Quintus Horatius Flaccus by Quintus Horatius Flaccus (no photo)
Horace Satires in Latin + English (SPQR Study Guides) by Quintus Horatius Flaccus by Quintus Horatius Flaccus (no photo)

Odes, Epodes, Satires and Epistles http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14020/...


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Ancient sources - Dionysius of Halicarnassus


Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, Volume I, Books 1-2 (Loeb Classical Library No. 319) by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, Volume II, Books 3-4 (Loeb Classical Library No. 347) by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, Volume III Books 5-6.48 by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, Volume IV Books 6.49-7 by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, V Books 8-9.24 by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, Volume VI Books 9.25-10 by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius of Halicarnassus Roman Antiquities, Volume VII, Book 11, Fragments of Books 12-20 (Loeb Classical Library No. 388) by Dionysius of Halicarnassus by Dionysius of Halicarnassus (no photo)
Critical Essays, Volume I Ancient Orators. Lysias. Isocrates. Isaeus. Demosthenes. Thucydides by Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius of Halicarnassus Critical Essays, Volume II. On Literary Composition. Dinarchus. Letters to Ammaeus and Pompeius (Loeb Classical Library No. 466) by Dionysius of Halicarnassus by Dionysius of Halicarnassus (no photo)

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Roman fiction

I initially got interested in ancient Rome by reading two excellent mystery series, one by John Maddox Roberts and the other by Steven Saylor. Both series cover this period and the mysteries are built around actual events and people. And the "detectives" are great characters.

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Then of course there's Colleen McCullough's wonderful Masters of Rome series, which covers events from the beginning of Gaius Marius' career through Octavian taking over. I especially appreciated her appendices, which cover things like Roman naming conventions and all the legal minutiae of the system of government. We discussed all of these books and the discussions can be found in the Roman Empire folder here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) by Colleen McCullough The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) by Colleen McCullough Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) by Colleen McCullough Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) by Colleen McCullough Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) by Colleen McCullough The October Horse A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #6) by Colleen McCullough Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) by Colleen McCullough by Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough

I can heartily recommend all of these books, they are my favorites.


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