keplcrs: so as an aspiring classicist (slash medievalist) i like roman history A Lot, and i read abo
keplcrs:so as an aspiring classicist (slash medievalist) i like roman history A Lot, and i read about it A Lot, and over time i’ve come up with A Lot of reliable resources for studying it. online:ancient history encyclopediafordham ancient history sourcebook (rome)fordham ancient history sourcebook (byzantium)de imperatoribus romanisillustrated history of the roman empireancient sources:the history of rome (livy) - covers from rome’s (obscure, semimythological) early history all the way up to the reign of augustus. long, dull, but relatively worth it.lives of the twelve caesars (suetonius) - deals with the lives of julius caesar through to emperor domitian. fair warning: people don’t call suetonius an ancient gossip columnist for nothing, so take him with a grain of salt.annals (tacitus) - reign of tiberius to reign of nero, everyone loves this one.de bello gallico (julius caesar) - caesar’s own record of his campaign in gaul, aka roman war propaganda. short but important part of roman history.books:i’ve read most of these and been recommended the rest, but they reflect my own interest in specific subjects. you can find a more comprehensive list here.rubicon (tom holland)a history of rome (m. cary and h.h. scullard)the roman republic (michael crawford)who’s who in the roman world (john hazel)spqr (mary beard)the classical world (robin lane fox)cicero (anthony everitt)audio:the history of rome (mike duncan)the history of byzantium -- source link
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