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1.		Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town from Profile Books Ltd Price: £12.49 Customer Review: After reading Robert Harris's novel Pompeii I was keen on gaining more knowledge about both the people and the town that was overcome by the eruption of Vesuvius , so this books publication allowed me that opportunity. The amount of information conveyed is awesome and the life of the various... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		It's All Greek to Me from Short Books, London Price: £7.79 Customer Review: The author's enthusiasm for her subject is extremely infectious. She brings the ancient Greeks wonderfully to life, covering an awful lot of territory in a very short space.Thoroughly recommended.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire from BBC Books Price: £6.99 Customer Review: As someone whose knowledge of Roman History was limited to Julius Caesar, Hadrian's Wall and the mistaken belief that the "Lays of Ancient Rome" was a report on the early history of prostitution, I read this book having seen the odd episode of the series on TV. What a pleasure it was to learn just... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Persian Fire: The First World Empire, Battle for the West from Abacus Price: £6.59 Customer Review: I greatly enjoyed Tom Holland's 'Rubicon', full of juicy gossip about those naughty Romans but also genuinely respectful of the little that was worthwile in their legacy. 'Persian Fire' is a bit different, being a retelling of a story in which the stakes were considerably higher. If the Persians had... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day: A Guide to Sightseeing, Shopping and Survival in the City of the Caesars from Thames & Hudson Ltd Price: £9.07 Customer Review: Once you pick it up you wont be able to put it down again. Full of fascinating facts about Rome and a wonderful centre spread of how Rome would have looked. Great little book with good illustrations.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic from Abacus Price: £6.99 Customer Review: Today we tend to think of 'The Roman Empire' with little thought to its two distinct stages. A republic and the transition to empire. This book is a lively read about the events leading up to Caesar being declared dictator, paving the way for his adopted son Augustus to sweep to power as the first... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		The Letters of Pliny the Younger (Penguin Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: £6.99 Customer Review: Many books have been penned about Ancient Rome. Some are well written and know what the're talking about - whilst others are long-winded and can bore you to tears in thirty seconds. Well, how about slicing through all that - and reading the words of a man who was actually there? Pliny (the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		The Histories (Oxford World's Classics) from Oxford Paperbacks Price: £6.99	Click here for more information

9.		The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: £6.99 Customer Review: The Twelve Caesars was the first ancient book I ever read. Before then I had only known Classical history from the books written by modern day historians. In the intervening years I have read many other primary sources from this period, but Suetonius's work still stands as the richest and most... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History from Pan Books Price: £6.99 Customer Review: I've been interested in this period of the history for a while but never found a book good enough to explain all the events. This book is thoroughly researched, scholarly yet written in a style and language easy to follow. A couple of reviewers have put foward the point that this book is more about... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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