I love books just about as much as I love my
Roman coins and thought I would post my own personal top ten list of
Roman historical fiction and non-fiction books I've read.
Ok, the serious stuff first ( non-fiction)
10.
Tacitus - Ronald Syme
9. Beloved and God - Royston Lambert
8.
Romans and Barbarians - Derek
williams 7. Flavius Josephus - Mireille Hadas-Lebel
6. The Year of the Four Emperors - Kenneth Wellesley
5. Travel in the Ancient World - Lionel Casson
4.
Nero - Michael Grant
3. The Way of the Gladiator - Daniel P. Mannix (could be considered fiction also)
2. From
Tiberius to the Antonines - Albino Garzetti
1. The
Roman Imperial Army - Graham Webster
Now the lighter stuff (fiction)
10. The
Roman - Mika Waltari
9. The Light Bearer - Donna
Gillespie 8. The Antagonists - Ernest K. Gann
7. Imperial Governor - George Shipway
6. The Centurions - Damion
Hunter 5. I,
Claudius -
Robert Graves
4. Pompeii -
Robert Harris
3. The Illusionist - Anita Mason
2. The Golden Ass -
Robert Graves (trans)
1.
Domitia and
Domitian - David Corson
All of the above books
help me appreciate and enjoy my coins more than I'll ever know. Without them collecting would'nt be as much fun.
I would like to know what everone else's top ten books are. I'm always on the lookout for a
good read.