Best Books About Ancient Rome

1.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,595 ratings
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The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,948 ratings
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Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 16,352 ratings
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The Twelve Caesars
The Twelve Caesars
by: Suetonius
4.02 avg rating — 22,150 ratings
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Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating — 51,562 ratings
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Imperium (Cicero, #1)
Imperium (Cicero, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,315 ratings
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The Aeneid
The Aeneid
by: Virgil
3.87 avg rating — 139,132 ratings
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The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic 4.23 avg rating — 25,514 ratings
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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,602 ratings
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Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
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Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
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Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,175 ratings
15.
Roma (Roma, #1)
Roma (Roma, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 8,665 ratings
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,347 ratings
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.02 avg rating — 15,254 ratings
18.
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1)
Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,277 ratings
19.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,007 ratings
20.
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
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Lustrum (Cicero, #2)
Lustrum (Cicero, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,806 ratings
22.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,620 ratings
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Julian
Julian 4.22 avg rating — 7,986 ratings
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Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 29,324 ratings
25.
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,385 ratings
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome 4.06 avg rating — 76,876 ratings
27.
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 6,149 ratings
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Augustus
Augustus 4.25 avg rating — 18,604 ratings
29.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra 3.71 avg rating — 42,725 ratings
30.
The Agricola and The Germania
The Agricola and The Germania
by: Tacitus
3.97 avg rating — 5,966 ratings
31.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 4.03 avg rating — 37,351 ratings
32.
The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1)
The Gates of Rome (Emperor, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 30,023 ratings
33.
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
Caesar: Life of a Colossus 4.23 avg rating — 12,756 ratings
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Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2)
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 6,507 ratings
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The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,803 ratings
36.
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor 3.95 avg rating — 8,216 ratings
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Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician 3.89 avg rating — 8,069 ratings
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The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Early History of Rome
The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Early History of Rome
by: Livy
3.96 avg rating — 9,756 ratings
39.
The Conquest of Gaul
The Conquest of Gaul 4.01 avg rating — 13,198 ratings
40.
Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3)
Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 4,372 ratings
41.
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3)
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 5,813 ratings
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The Fall of the Roman Republic
The Fall of the Roman Republic
by: Plutarch
4.11 avg rating — 4,125 ratings
43.
Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2)
Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 4,829 ratings
44.
The Robe
The Robe 4.23 avg rating — 26,917 ratings
45.
The Annals of Imperial Rome
The Annals of Imperial Rome
by: Tacitus
3.98 avg rating — 9,162 ratings
46.
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4)
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 5,371 ratings
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The Satyricon
The Satyricon
by: Petronius
3.78 avg rating — 9,455 ratings
48.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
49.
The Course of Honor
The Course of Honor 4.15 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
50.
Letters from a Stoic
Letters from a Stoic
by: Seneca
4.33 avg rating — 52,558 ratings
51.
The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4)
The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 3,510 ratings
52.
Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire, #1)
Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 15,699 ratings
53.
Selected Political Speeches
Selected Political Speeches 4.06 avg rating — 1,686 ratings
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Eagle in the Snow
Eagle in the Snow 4.13 avg rating — 2,804 ratings
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Lavinia
Lavinia 3.86 avg rating — 16,452 ratings
56.
Empire (Roma, #2)
Empire (Roma, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 2,787 ratings
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The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal
The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal
by: Livy
4.15 avg rating — 3,750 ratings
58.
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians 4.15 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
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Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life 3.73 avg rating — 121,450 ratings
60.
Africanus: El hijo del cónsul (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #1)
Africanus: El hijo del cónsul (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 15,555 ratings
61.
The Death of Kings (Emperor, #2)
The Death of Kings (Emperor, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 21,164 ratings
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Lives of the Noble Romans
Lives of the Noble Romans
by: Plutarch
4.07 avg rating — 104 ratings
63.
The Civil War
The Civil War 4.07 avg rating — 7,110 ratings
64.
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5)
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 3,930 ratings
65.
The Gallic War and Other Writings
The Gallic War and Other Writings 3.96 avg rating — 353 ratings
66.
The Only Good Roman Returns
The Only Good Roman Returns 4.66 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Germania
Germania
by: Tacitus
3.88 avg rating — 1,902 ratings
68.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus 3.72 avg rating — 18,998 ratings
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Daughters of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #2)
Daughters of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 12,386 ratings
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Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
by: Ovid
4.10 avg rating — 76,392 ratings
71.
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1)
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1) 4.57 avg rating — 104,371 ratings
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The Letters of the Younger Pliny
The Letters of the Younger Pliny 3.92 avg rating — 1,999 ratings
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The Ides of March
The Ides of March 3.97 avg rating — 2,154 ratings
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Rubicon (Roma Sub Rosa, #7)
Rubicon (Roma Sub Rosa, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 2,789 ratings
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The Field of Swords (Emperor, #3)
The Field of Swords (Emperor, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 18,343 ratings
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I Am Livia
I Am Livia 3.97 avg rating — 12,145 ratings
77.
Las legiones malditas (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #2)
Las legiones malditas (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #2) 4.70 avg rating — 11,592 ratings
78.
How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower
How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower 4.01 avg rating — 3,105 ratings
79.
A Mist of Prophecies (Roma Sub Rosa, #9)
A Mist of Prophecies (Roma Sub Rosa, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 2,304 ratings
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Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3)
Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 8,475 ratings
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Selected Works
Selected Works 4.02 avg rating — 3,611 ratings
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The Histories
The Histories
by: Tacitus
4.13 avg rating — 3,900 ratings
83.
See Delphi and Die (Marcus Didius Falco, #17)
See Delphi and Die (Marcus Didius Falco, #17) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,805 ratings
84.
The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6)
The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 3,635 ratings
85.
The King's Gambit (SPQR, #1)
The King's Gambit (SPQR, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,090 ratings
86.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus 3.68 avg rating — 33,422 ratings
87.
The Judgment of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #10)
The Judgment of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #10) 4.04 avg rating — 2,635 ratings
88.
Terra Incognita (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #2)
Terra Incognita (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 4,196 ratings
88.
The Gods of War (Emperor, #4)
The Gods of War (Emperor, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 17,078 ratings
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Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8)
Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 2,899 ratings
91.
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found 4.10 avg rating — 5,112 ratings
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The Only Good Roman
The Only Good Roman 4.37 avg rating — 75 ratings
93.
The Dream of Scipio
The Dream of Scipio 3.76 avg rating — 4,459 ratings
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Count Belisarius
Count Belisarius 4.02 avg rating — 2,831 ratings
95.
La traición de Roma (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #3)
La traición de Roma (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 8,954 ratings
96.
History of Rome
History of Rome 3.93 avg rating — 550 ratings
97.
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii 3.58 avg rating — 2,492 ratings
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The Roman
The Roman 4.10 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
99.
The Golden Ass
The Golden Ass
by: Apuleius
3.86 avg rating — 16,753 ratings
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The Triumph of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #12)
The Triumph of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #12) 3.93 avg rating — 2,150 ratings
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