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Feb 20
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Lindsey Davis’s top 10 Roman books

Historical novelist Lindsey Davis shares her 10 favorite books on the ancient Roman civilization.
(via guardian.co.uk)

1. Daily Life in Ancient Rome by Jérôme Carcopino

2. Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins and Roy A Adkins

3. Rome and Her Empire by Barry Cunliffe

4. Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide by Amanda Claridge

5. The Colosseum by Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard

6. Ancient Inventions by Peter James and Nick Thorpe

7. The Lost World of Pompeii by Colin Amery and Brian Curran Jr

8. Roman Britain by Keith Branigan

9. The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

10. I, Claudius by Robert Graves