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| | 1. |  | How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower
from Yale University Press
Price: $14.93
Customer Review:
So many historians treat history like a cadaver, it's dead, dead, dead. By Dr. Goldsworthy revives the patient and treats us to stories about our past that are relevant, alive and well. I thoroughly enjoyed having his as a guest on my show and I can't wait until his novel comes out! For those of you... more info
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| | 2. |  | Meditations (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $6.07
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What makes Meditations an important book is that it provides the opportunity to discuss what it is to be human, to have a soul, to live a good life with one of the most remarkable men in history.
Before I get to that I want to second a suggestion made by several reviewers. Use two or more... more info
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| | 6. |  | Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
from Random House
Price: $15.99
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Hadrian is an emperor who seems to slip through the cracks. Most people remember him as 'that guy who built the wall.' There aren't many biographies on the man and none of the ones that I know of are very good at revealing his personality. His best representation comes through fiction with the... more info
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| | 9. |  | Caesar: Life of a Colossus
from Yale University Press
Price: $12.69
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I was looking for a basic grounding in Roman history and customs and Caesar's exploits in the 1st century BC. It came down to Freeman's and Goldsworthy's biographies. This one is 600 pages and Freeman's is 400 pages. In the end I decided to read both, beginning with Freeman.
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