we’ve curated a selection of the best books about Roman history below. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Professor Mary Beard One of the world’s foremost classicists, Mary Beard has written a ...

on deteriorating environmental conditions across these centuries that stressed the empire’s resources, giving us a very good picture of the long process that has come to be known as the “Fall of Rome” ...

Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series uncovering the central role played by religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city of Rome.

Under Nerva, he became consul of Rome and in 98 AD, he began writing history. His first books covered areas of particular interest – the life of his father-in-law, Agricola; a discussion of ...