A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard

If you liked SPQR, try these:
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Published Jun 2024
The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth • Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is the protagonist, not the setting, of these nine stories
by Katy Simpson Smith
Published Mar 2021
From a supremely talented author comes this brilliant and inventive novel, set in Rome in four different centuries, that explores love in all its various incarnations and ponders elemental questions of good and evil, obedience and free will that connect four unforgettable lives.
by Crystal King
Published Apr 2018
Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, Crystal King's seminal debut features the man who inspired the world's oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction.
by Margaret George
Published Mar 2018
The New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figures in history.
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
by Toby Wilkinson
Published Jan 2013
In this landmark work, one of the worlds most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empirethree thousand years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters.
by Ruth Downie
Published Mar 2008
Murder in Roman-occupied Britain sets the scene for the most original and compelling novel of the ancient world since I, Claudius.
by Robert Harris
Published Jul 2007
Of all the great figures of the Roman world, none was more fascinating or charismatic than Cicero. Imperium recounts in vivid detail the story of Cicero's quest for glory, competing with some of the most powerful and intimidating figures of his age: Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, and many others.
In The Company of the Courtesan
by Sarah Dunant
Published Feb 2007
A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship that paints a portrait of one of the world's greatest cities, Renaissance Venice, at its most potent moment in history.
by Francesca Marciano
Published Oct 2003
From the duplicity of Italy's role in the thirties to the dark years of terrorism in our own times, and moving from Rome and Southern Italy to New England and New York City, Casa Rossa is a brilliant weave of lives and memories: an enthralling novel.
Desire of the Everlasting Hills
by Thomas Cahill
Published Feb 2001
Cahill's most daring and provocative subject yet: Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Western civilization.
Children are not the people of tomorrow, but people today.
Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.