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Here are some reference books and online resources that I found useful while researching on Ancient Rome.
I hope these resources will be as instructive to you as they have been to me.
Social life in Ancient Rome:
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome – Lesley Adkins & Roy A Adkins
A day in the life of Ancient Rome – Alberto Angela
The Roman guide to slave management – Jerry Toner
Gladiator: The Roman fighter’s unofficial manual – Philip Matyszak
Gestures and acclamations in Ancient Rome – Gregory Aldrete
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome – Mary Beard
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up – Mary Beard
Roman architecture:
The Roman Forum: A Reconstruction and Architectural Guide – Gilbert J Gorski, James E Packer
Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide – Amanda Claridge
The Men of Rome:
Chronicle of the Roman Republic – Philip Matyszak
Julius Caesar – Philip Freeman
Julius Caesar – Nic Fields
Julius Caesar: The Life of a Colossus – Adrian Goldsworthy
Pompey – Nic Fields
Imperium – Robert Harris
Dictator – Robert Harris
The legions of Rome:
Legionary: The Roman soldier’s unofficial manual – Philip Matyszak
The Roman Army: The greatest war machine of the ancient world – Chris McNab, Editor
The Uniforms of the Roman World – Kevin F Kiley
Rome at War: Caesar and his legacy – Kate Gilliver, Adrian Goldsworthy & Michael Whitby
The Encyclopedia of warfare – Amber books
The Roman Army: A History 753 BC – AD 476 – Patricia Southern
Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion – Stephen Dando-Collins
Roman Centurions 753-31 BC – Raffaele D’Amato
Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500 – Raffaele D’Amato
Roman Legionary Fortresses 27 BC-AD 378 – Duncan B Campbell
Roman Auxiliary Forts 27 BC-AD 378 – Duncan B Campbell
Republican Roman Warships 509-27 BC – Raffaele D’Amato
Imperial Roman Warships 27 BC-193 AD – Raffaele D’Amato
Imperial Roman Naval Forces 31 BC-AD 500 – Raffaele D’Amato
Early Roman Warrior 753-321 BC – Nic Fields
Roman Republican Legionary 298-105 BC – Nic Fields
Roman Legionary 58 BC-AD 69 – Ross Cowan
Roman Legionary AD 69-161 – Ross Cowan
Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161-244 – Ross Cowan
Roman Legionary AD 284-337 – Ross Cowan
Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC – Nic Fields
Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313 – Ross Cowan
Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 BC-AD 363 – Duncan B Campbell
Greek and Roman Artillery 399 BC-AD 363 – Duncan B Campbell
Siege Warfare in the Roman World: 146 BC-AD 378 – Duncan B Campbell
The Battles:
Spartacus and the Slave War 73-71 BC – Nic Fields
Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul – Nic Fields
Pharsalus 48 BC – Si Sheppard
Philippi 42 BC – Si Sheppard
Actium 31 BC – Si Sheppard
Teutoburg Forest AD 9 – Michael McNally
Online resources – Ancient Rome, Greece & Egypt
The Great Courses contain lectures on various aspects of life in Ancient Rome, Greece & Egypt (social, political, religious and military). The ones that I found useful include:
Experiencing Rome: A visual exploration of antiquity’s greatest empire – Steven Tuck
The other side of history: Daily life in the ancient world – Robert Garland
Great battles of the ancient world – Garrett Fagan
Understanding Greek and Roman technology: From Catapult to the Pantheon – Stephen Ressler
History of the ancient world: a global perspective – Gregory Aldrete
The History of Ancient Rome – Garrett Fagan
Famous Romans – J. Rufus Fears
The History of Ancient Egypt – Bob Brier
ORBIS is a website dedicated to calculating time and cost of travel in Ancient Rome. Read more about ORBIS here.
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