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As a companion to the 101 Leading Statesmen of the Roman Republic, these biographies may be worth your while. Feel free to add to the list.

 

P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

_____B. H. Liddell Hart. Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon.Da Capo.

Hannibal

_____T. A. Dodge. Hannibal. Da Capo.

M. Porcius Cato

_____A. E. Astin. (1978). Cato the Censor. Oxford.

P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus

_____A. E. Astin. Scipio Aemilianus. Oxford.

T. Gracchus & G. Gracchus

_____D. Stockton. (1979). The Gracchi. Oxford.

C. Marius

_____R. J. Evans. Gaius Marius: a Political Biography. Unisa

L. Quintus Sertorius

_____C. F. Konrad (1994). Plutarch's Sertorius: A Historical Commentary. University of North Carolina Press.

L. Cornelius Sulla Felix

_____G. P. Baker. (2001). Sulla the Fortunate: Roman General and Dictator. Cooper Square.

_____A. Keaveney. (2005). Sulla: The Last Republican. Routledge.

L. Licinius Lucullus

_____A. Keaveney. (1992).Lucullus: A Life. Routledge.

Spartacus.

_____T Urbainczyk. (2004). Spartacus. Duckworth.

_____M. J. Trow. (2006). Spartacus: The Myth and the Man. Sutton.

Cn. Pompeius Magnus

_____R. Seager. (2002). Pompey the Great. Blackwell.

M. Tullius Cicero

_____A. Everitt. (2003). Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. Random House.

C. Julius Caesar

_____C. Meier. (1997).Caesar. Basic Books.

_____A. Goldsworthy. Caesar: Life of a Colossus. Yale.

_____J. F. C. Fuller. Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, Tyrant. De Capo

Catullus

_____A. K. Hurley. (2004). Catullus. Duckworth.

Lucretius

_____J. Godwin. (2004). Lucretius. Duckworth.

P. Clodius Pulcher

_____W. J. Tatum.(1999).The Patrician Tribune. Univ North Carolina.

M. Junius Brutus

_____M. L. Clarke. Noblest Roman. Cornell.

M. Antonius

_____E. Hubbard, & F. E. Hubbard. Mark Antony. Kessinger.

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Thanks for this list! I can't wait to dig into some of these books.

 

 

As a companion to the 101 Leading Statesmen of the Roman Republic, these biographies may be worth your while. Feel free to add to the list.

 

P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major

_____B. H. Liddell Hart. Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon.Da Capo.

Hannibal

_____T. A. Dodge. Hannibal. Da Capo.

M. Porcius Cato

_____A. E. Astin. (1978). Cato the Censor. Oxford.

P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus

_____A. E. Astin. Scipio Aemilianus. Oxford.

T. Gracchus & G. Gracchus

_____D. Stockton. (1979). The Gracchi. Oxford.

C. Marius

_____R. J. Evans. Gaius Marius: a Political Biography. Unisa

L. Quintus Sertorius

_____C. F. Konrad (1994). Plutarch's Sertorius: A Historical Commentary. University of North Carolina Press.

L. Cornelius Sulla Felix

_____G. P. Baker. (2001). Sulla the Fortunate: Roman General and Dictator. Cooper Square.

_____A. Keaveney. (2005). Sulla: The Last Republican. Routledge.

L. Licinius Lucullus

_____A. Keaveney. (1992).Lucullus: A Life. Routledge.

Spartacus.

_____T Urbainczyk. (2004). Spartacus. Duckworth.

_____M. J. Trow. (2006). Spartacus: The Myth and the Man. Sutton.

Cn. Pompeius Magnus

_____R. Seager. (2002). Pompey the Great. Blackwell.

M. Tullius Cicero

_____A. Everitt. (2003). Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician. Random House.

C. Julius Caesar

_____C. Meier. (1997).Caesar. Basic Books.

_____A. Goldsworthy. Caesar: Life of a Colossus. Yale.

_____J. F. C. Fuller. Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, Tyrant. De Capo

Catullus

_____A. K. Hurley. (2004). Catullus. Duckworth.

Lucretius

_____J. Godwin. (2004). Lucretius. Duckworth.

P. Clodius Pulcher

_____W. J. Tatum.(1999).The Patrician Tribune. Univ North Carolina.

M. Junius Brutus

_____M. L. Clarke. Noblest Roman. Cornell.

M. Antonius

_____E. Hubbard, & F. E. Hubbard. Mark Antony. Kessinger.

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Thanks for the list MPC.

 

I've read quite a few of the books on the list but I've never had the chance to read anything on Gaius Marius before so when I saw the link I instantly clicked on it with every intention of purchasing the book..........That is until I saw the price!!!

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Thanks for the list MPC.

 

I've read quite a few of the books on the list but I've never had the chance to read anything on Gaius Marius before so when I saw the link I instantly clicked on it with every intention of purchasing the book..........That is until I saw the price!!!

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