NoJobRob Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I'm looking for some good text books on ancient Rome. Let's say I went to Harvard or Oxford or some other ritzy school and studied ancient Rome. What books would I be buying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I'm looking for some good text books on ancient Rome. Let's say I went to Harvard or Oxford or some other ritzy school and studied ancient Rome. What books would I be buying? Are you looking for general books on Rome or special topics? (culture, army, politics, art etc...) Be warned, top notch scholar textbook while for the academics a treat, can be very boring and confusing for the laymen.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJobRob Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I'm looking for some good text books on ancient Rome. Let's say I went to Harvard or Oxford or some other ritzy school and studied ancient Rome. What books would I be buying? Are you looking for general books on Rome or special topics? (culture, army, politics, art etc...) Be warned, top notch scholar textbook while for the academics a treat, can be very boring and confusing for the laymen.. Culture, army, engineering, politics, and religion/mythology mainly, I can do without art and music. It doesn't matter if it's all in one book, or in different books. Basically I'd like to learn everything there is to know from the founding of the city (and even before) to the fall of Byzantium. I don't mind difficult books, as long as they're readable. I've learned some pretty dry stuff in my years from microbiology to MQL programming language for creating custom technical indicators in MetaTrader. LOL Dry doesn't bother me as long I can extract information. As far as complexity goes, I would like the book(s) to assume that the reader knows nothing, so I can be sure that I have a strong foundation of knowledge to build upon. I know quite a bit already (for the average Joe that is...) but I want to know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Scullard was a standard read for a previous generation: http://www.unrv.com/book-review/history-roman-world.php More recently, this is the text that is designed (in the UK) to replace Scullard, but it deals with only the Mid-Late Republic: http://www.unrv.com/book-review/aspect-of-roman-history.php This book gives a broad look at the early empire: http://www.unrv.com/book-review/roman-empire.php Not sure if it is a textbook, but this gives a broad overview of Roman history from Founding to Fall (very light on culture, though): http://www.unrv.com/book-review/ancient-rome.php For a look at culture, you may want to try: http://www.unrv.com/book-review/oxford-history-roman-world.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJobRob Posted August 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Cool. Thank you very much. I will definitely check those out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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