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The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Evan Axel Andersson

The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea

In the book's Introduction, Edward Watts sets out his premise clearly. Roman politicians grew their power by destabilizing the present conditions of their society. As Watts points out, when trying to restore Rome, politicians often violated...
Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Massimo Manzo

Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life

Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life is a biography of the famous Carthaginian leader Hannibal Barca, who lived between 247 and 188 BCE. Son of the brilliant general Hamilcar, who had taken part in the First Punic War (264-241 BCE), Hannibal inherited...
Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Kelly Macquire

Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome

With this one, the entire premise of the book is in the title, it is all about sex and sexuality in ancient Rome. Trafford begins by outlining the language used in ancient Rome that has anything to do with sex or sexuality, she introduces...
The Roman Empire in 100 Haikus
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Kim Martins

The Roman Empire in 100 Haikus

The history of the Roman Empire is a complex story. At its height (c. 117 CE) it was the largest empire of the ancient world extending from Britain to Africa and from Syria to Spain. It takes a brave person to tell this story through poetry...
Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Michael Goodyear

Romanland: Ethnicity and Empire in Byzantium

Those familiar with Byzantine history are aware that the Byzantines referred to themselves as Romans and lived in what they still considered the Roman Empire, or Romanía. But despite this well-known fact, Byzantinists have long avoided directly...
The Emperors of Rome: The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last Emperor
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Amanthee Pussepitiya

The Emperors of Rome: The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last Emperor

The Emperors of Rome: The Story of Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the Last Emperor, by David Potter, tells the story of all the emperors of Rome from Augustus Caesar to Romulus Augustulus. Narrated with a general audience in mind, David...
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by William Brown

Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine

In Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine, Barry Strauss tells the story of ten notable Roman leaders. Strauss is a Professor of History and Classics at Cornell University, holding an MA and PhD from Yale University. Moreover...
Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Arienne King

Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World

Sexuality and gender in Graeco-Roman antiquity has piqued the interest of historians in recent years. Unlike modern Western society, the lives of men and women were often separated into different social spheres in both public and private...
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Arienne King

Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny

In 12 chapters, Mortal Republic traces the Roman Republic's transformation into an autocratic empire by looking at key economic, social, and political developments. This book attempts to explain the death of the Roman Republic as its transformation...
Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans: Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean (Ancient Society and History)
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Christie Blue

Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans: Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean (Ancient Society and History)

Were the debates about global warming, air pollution, soil desalinization, and sustainable development born solely out of the environmental movements of the early 1970s or did these concerns have a much longer precedent? Ancient writers such...
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