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The Lost Voices of Pompeii: Life and Death on Pompeii’s Final Day
$30.00 Add to cartAward-winning ancient historian, archeologist, and social media sensation Dr. Jess Venner (@lifeinthepastlane_) brings the citizens of Pompeii back to life through a vibrant account of their final day
- Author: Venner, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 0063460610
- Language: English
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Those Who Are about to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
$35.00 Add to cartONE OF THE ECONOMIST‘S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 – See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator–from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after
“A grippingly original way of maki- Author: Sidebottom, Harry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 0593801768
- Language: English
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The Early History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome from Its Foundation
$17.00 Add to cartWith stylistic brilliance and historical imagination, the first five books of Livy’s monumental history of Rome record events from the foundation of Rome through the history of the seven kings, the es… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Livy, Titus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 25 2002
- ISBN10: 0140448098
- Language: English
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Pax: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age
$21.99 Add to cartFrom a “remarkably gifted historian” (New York Times), the definitive account of the golden age of Rome — an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness
The Pax Romana has long been shortha- Author: Holland, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 154160637X
- Language: English
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Scipio Africanus: The First Imperator
$40.00 Add to cartThe life story of an early Roman military commander whose brilliance surpassed all of the emperors to come.
Scipio Africanus (235-183 BCE) commanded his first army at twenty-five, led a daring invasi- Author: Hoyos, Dexter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1836390998
- Language: English
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A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
$20.00 Add to cartHold the glory–and infamy–of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this “brilliant combination of history and storytelling” (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history’… [more below]
- Author: Harney, Gareth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1668014149
- Language: English
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Carthage: A New History
$39.99 Add to cartFor six hundred years, the city of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean. Founded in the ninth century BCE as a small colonial outpost, by the third, it had grown into the area’s largest, riche
- Author: MacDonald, Eve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 1324123273
- Language: English
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A Short History of Ancient Rome
$24.99 Add to cartFrom the hit Short History of… podcast comes the dramatic and thrilling story of ancient Rome, an immersive account packed with historical detail that brings to life the rise and fall of one of the … [more below]
- Author: Hughes, Pascal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1335001328
- Language: English
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Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome’s Empire
$29.99 Add to cartA fresh narrative history of the rise of Rome’s empire in Italy, that exposes the monumental expansion of the Roman familial, social, political, and militaristic way of living across Italy.
Before the- Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- Author: Armstrong, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0197584977
- Language: English
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Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World
$19.95 Add to cartA wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle
In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and p- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #11
- Author: Elliott, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0691220700
- Language: English
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Master of Rome: A Life of Julius Caesar
$29.99 Add to cartBy any measure, Julius Caesar is one of the most significant and famous figures in Roman history. Self-identified as a “popular” politician, he advocated for effective government to better the lives o… [more below]
- Author: Potter, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0190867183
- Language: English
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The Romans: A 2,000-Year History
$40.00 Add to cartAn acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of Constantinople in the thirteenth century
When we think of “ancient Romans” toda- Author: Watts, Edward J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1541619811
- Language: English
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Alexander the Great: Lives and Legacies
$22.50 Add to cartAn evenhanded reimagining of the Greek conqueror’s life.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the reign of Alexander the Great. It re-examines Alexander’s military victories and personality while- Series: Great Lives of the Ancient World
- Author: Harrison, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1789149975
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Ancient Rome: A Millennium of Western Civilization, from Kingdom to Republic to Empire – A Retelling for Our Times
$16.95 Add to cart“For who is so indifferent or indolent as not to wish to know by what means the Romans succeeded in subjecting nearly the whole inhabited world to their sole government–a thing unique in history?”—
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: King, Ross
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 9798893030587
- Language: English
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The Way of the Gladiator: Inspiration for the Gladiator Films
$18.99 Add to cartThe book that inspired the stories of Gladiator & Gladiator II: Step into the ring with this classic, in-depth account of the ancient Romans’ obsession with the bloody and brutal games.
“[The Way of t- Author: Mannix, Daniel P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1504090888
- Language: English
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The Missing Thread: A Women’s History of the Ancient World
$35.00 Add to cartOne of The Smithsonian‘s 10 best history books of 2024
One of BBC History Magazine‘s best books of 2024 “Thoroughly researched and sprightly…. a complete history of the [Mediterranean world] with th- Author: Dunn, Daisy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0593299663
- Language: English
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Populus: Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
$30.00 Add to cartThis revealing look at life in ancient Rome offers a compelling journey through the vivid landscape of politics, domestic life, entertainment, and inequality experienced daily by Romans of all social … [more below]
- Author: de la Bédoyère, Guy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0226832945
- Language: English
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The Ruins of Rome
$39.99 Add to cartThe beguiling ruins of Rome have a long history of allure. They first engaged the attention of later mediaeval tourists, just as they do today. The interest of travellers was captured in the Renaissan… [more below]
- Author: Mayer, Roland
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 394
- Publish Date: February 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1009430106
- Language: English
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Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World
$21.99 Add to cartIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. No
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: December 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1324095601
- Language: English
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A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
$29.99 Add to cartHold the glory–and infamy–of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand in this extraordinary and accessible story of history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the … [more below]
- Author: Harney, Gareth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1668014130
- Language: English
