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u/omaca · 12 pointsr/ancientrome

Rubicon by Tom Holland is perhaps the most popular of recent histories. It's a very well written history of the fall of the Republic. Holland has a particularly modern style. I recommend it.

Swords Against the Senate covers roughly the same period, but focuses on the influence and actions of the Roman Army during the period. Slightly more "scholarly", but equally interesting, particularly if you have an interest in the Roman military.

Anthony Everritt's much lauded biographies of famous Romans includes the excellent Cicero and Augustus, both of also deal with the autumnal years of the Republic, but obviously in the context of these two great men and the events that they lived through. I think Cicero is perhaps one of the best biographies I've ever read. Everitt also wrote a bio of Hadrain, which I have yet to get to, and the fascinating sounding The Rise of Rome, to be published later this year.

On a more broad scale, there is Robin Lane Fox's best selling The Classical Age, which covers Greek and Roman history from the earliest times to the Fall of the Empire.

Finally, Emperors Don't Die in Bed sounds exactly like what you're looking for. It's not the cheapest book, but it does offer potted biographies of the the most famous Roman Emperors and their down-fall. Fascinating stuff!

More?

u/xRathke · 7 pointsr/AskHistorians

A very good, easy to read book about this whole story of the late republic is Tom Holland's Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Now, I've read quite a bit on the period, and this might not be THE most complete or precise book, but it's very entretaining, and does a good job on telling the whole story (that, as you can see, is quite complex!).

The already mentioned Dan Carlin's podcast, Hardcore History, has a great series on this, "Death Throes of the Republic" is what got me hooked on the subject, and I wholeheartedly recommend it (also, it's free!), the 6 episodes combined are almost 13hs long, and worth every minute.

u/pal002 · 6 pointsr/ancientrome

Tom Holland's Rubicon

u/ProUsqueTandem · 6 pointsr/AskHistorians

Rubicon, by Tom Holland is a great book if you want to learn more about Roman history.
It is mainly about Caesar and his contemporaries, but almost every famous Roman of the Republic era passes the revue.

In my opinion it focuses on the most interesting century of Roman history, and is my favourite book about the Romans

u/Darragh555 · 4 pointsr/history

Tom Holland's Rubicon is a really good narrative history of the last two centuries BCE. It mostly focuses on the fall of the Republic and includes the civil wars but there's a few chapters that go back earlier than that too. One of my favourite books in general!

edit: formatting

u/Ron_Santo · 3 pointsr/books

Everyone seems to like Rubicon

u/hjrdmh · 3 pointsr/AskHistorians

I just got finished reading Rubicon, by Tom Holland, which was great. It goes into quite a bit of detail on the Roman constitution, and how political life worked before the breakdown of the Republic. A few minutes ago I just needed to double check which assemblies voted for which offices, so I popped over to wikipedia. The articles on the Century Assembly and the Tribal Assembly are fantastic. I'm half way through reading about the Century Assembly now, and there's a tonne of stuff in there I didn't know.

I'm always on the lookout for a book about just about the Roman Republic's constitution, or basically the legal mechanics behind its political system. I have yet to find one, so if anybody out there has any recommendations I'd love to hear them. Most books on the period supply a chapter or two on the subject, which I always gobble up with enthusiasm.

u/tfmaher · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions

Oh, man, there's a lot of great literature about ancient Rome. It really depends on what part of that era you want to focus on, but my favorite non-fiction are:

  1. Rubicon by Tom Holland. Really beautiful telling of the death of the republic. Great.

  2. Augustus by John Williams.

  3. Plutarch's Lives. Now before you poo-poo this one because it's from an ancient source, let me just say that it's an incredible bit of writing on several famous Romans. Very readable and highly entertaining.

  4. The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius. Although it's biased due to political and family connections, still highly readable and gives good insight into the culture of the time from someone who was (not quite) there.

    I hope this helps!
u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

If you're looking for Julius Caeser in particular, Adrian Goldsworthy's Caeser: Life of a Colossus is a good start.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0300126891/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1367541569&sr=8-8&pi=SL75

Tom Hollad's Rubicon is also a good introduction to the time period itself.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1400078970/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1364655340&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

u/ODBC · 2 pointsr/asoiaf

Man I love the ASOIAF series. It truly got me into history.

After I learned that the Wall was inspired by Hadrian's Wall, I read a book about that.

If you haven't read Rubicon by Tom Holland, it's a great if fast-paced introduction to Roman history, especially the end of the Republic leading into the Empire. Reading ancient history especially really made me appreciate fantasy for its foundation in history of a simpler time.

u/Celebreth · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

Hey, I'm glad to be of service! :D And again, if you need any more, please don't hesitate to ask. On to the points!

u/doctordeimos · 2 pointsr/ancienthistory

Rubicon by Tom Holland.

u/SacredVoine · 2 pointsr/politics

There's a book called Rubicon that did a pretty good layperson's version of it.

I think you may see some parallels.

u/MSamsara · 2 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

I don't know much about the subject, but I can point you to a book that might be able to.

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland is a book that details the later years of Rome and its fall. I haven't read it myself, but I've heard good things about it from other redditors. If you're into this kind of stuff, I suggest giving it a spin.

u/ovnem · 2 pointsr/history

If you like Monty Python you should like Terry Jones' books. Post-Python he became a medieval historian and written Medieval Lives, Barbarians, and The Crusades. I just read Barbarians (about those who the Romans called barbarians) recently and loved it.

Rubicon by Tom Holland is an excellent account of the fall of the Roman Republic.

I'm currently reading Warriors of God by James Reston about the 3rd Crusade. Its very entertaining but lacks footnotes so I doubt its accuracy. Still for a casual understanding of the 3rd crusade I recommend it.

If you're interested in military history check out Osprey Publishing. These books are very specific but also only 90 pages or with great illustrations.

Finally, if you're looking for historical fiction check out Bernard Cornwell whose written tons of historical novels. He's best known for the Richard Sharpe series about the Napoleonic wars but has also written on Anglo-Saxon England, the American revolution, and elsewhere.

u/airchinapilot · 2 pointsr/movies

I read a good popular history of Rome at that time called The Rubicon: The Last Years of the Republic. It was fascinating seeing the visuals on screen while reading the book. The same characters. Roughly the same events.

u/umbama · 2 pointsr/worldnews

If you'd like something covering a later Roman period, the collapse of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, Tom Holland's 'Rubicon' is very good for non-specialists.

Review in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/nov/08/featuresreviews.guardianreview10

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Rubicon-Last-Years-Roman-Republic/dp/1400078970

u/skeptidelphian · 1 pointr/totalwar

Some of the good Rome books I've read over the years:

In the Name of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy

Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy

The Complete Roman Army by Adrian Goldsworthy

Rubicon: the Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela

Now, as someone lucky enough to have lived 6 weeks in Rome, the best prep is to somehow get yourself to La Città Eterna and visit where it all went down. The Palatine Hill and the Appian Way are places with less tourists and allow you to contemplate the power and splendor of Rome.

u/Blizzaldo · 1 pointr/videos

https://www.amazon.ca/Rubicon-Last-Years-Roman-Republic/dp/1400078970

Holland combines the cultural, political and military history of Rome into a fast-moving narrative. It starts with a summary from the creation of the Republic through the Gracchi brothers up to the beginning of the Social Wars, then settles in to thoroughly explore the end of the Republic.

u/erkomap · 1 pointr/serbia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh7rdCYCQ_U

Poslusaj video ukoliko imas vremena.

Svi izvori upotrebljeni u ovom videu:

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307700763/?tag=freedradio-20



Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire by Simon Baker
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1846072840/?tag=freedradio-20


The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer
http://www.amazon.com/dp/039305974X/?tag=freedradio-20


The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire by Anthony Everitt
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812978153/?tag=freedradio-20


A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0871404230/?tag=freedradio-20


Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400078970/?tag=freedradio-20


The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195325419/?tag=freedradio-20


The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman
http://www.amazon.com/dp/039332169X/?tag=freedradio-20


The Fate Of Empires by Sir John Glubb
http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf

u/NLight381 · 1 pointr/history

For anyone looking for an easy and entertaining introduction to this period, I highly recommended Rubicon by Tom Holland

u/RobSpewack · 1 pointr/aSongOfMemesAndRage

You won't get any disagreement from me. I'm on my second full re-watch, and I begrudgingly stopped it to watch the last 2 eps of GoT S3 and the S4 premiere.

If you're a fan of Rome, check out Rubicon. I bought it based on the recommendation of some folk from the Rome subreddit, and I haven't been disappointed. As a strict show watcher, I get the feeling reading Rubicon regarding Rome is going to be a lot like reading the ASOIAF series after watching GoT. All those little gaps in knowledge, all those things briefly mentioned...all spelled out in glowing prose.

If you have any interest in learning about the Gracchi, Sulla, young Pompey, young Cicero, or the rise of Caeser before the show starts, you'll love Rubicon.

u/Discoamazing · 0 pointsr/history

By far the most interesting and well written "popular history" of republican Rome that I've read is "Rubicon" By Tom Holland.

He paints a beautiful picture of the city itself and life within it, as well as of the various people who lived there.

Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Rubicon-Last-Years-Roman-Republic/dp/1400078970

I highly recommend that you look over the first few pages at least, you'll be hooked right away.