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Bonus points if it involves Gauls, and how they dealt with conquest and enslavements. Also stuff where women have a big part, but anything goes

>> No.12297216

>>12296937
I, Clavdivs

>> No.12297222

>>12297216
Thank you! Is it worth reading if I've already seen the series?

>> No.12297229

>>12297222
Not that poster but yes it's one of the best books of all time

It also incorporates Tacitus so there are a few bits in Gaul

>> No.12297234

>>12297222
Yeah
The show covers almost 80-90% of the book, but it still is worthy

>> No.12297253

>>12296937
Memoirs of Hadrian and >>12297216

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>>12297216
>>12297253
>>12297229
>>12297234

thanks folks, definitely gonna check these out.
Any newer books (written within the past 20 years) worth checking out?

>> No.12297775

>>12297702
Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough. There's a small amount of actual faggotry early on but they're ok.

>> No.12297835

>>12297775
>There's a small amount of actual faggotry

...go on

>> No.12297853

I second I, Claudius.

Also, whilst I've not read it, this board has a high opinion of John Williams' Augustus.

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The Cicero Trilogy by Robert Harris

>> No.12298879

Anyone familiar with the Eagle series, by Simon Scarrow? Any good?

>> No.12298896

Just read Suetonius—very exciting gossip and covers all the juicy imperial stuff

>> No.12299466

bump!

>> No.12299497

>>12298849
Any idea where I can download the third part ?

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Consider yourself lucky OP, for I spent the last two years reading in that genre so I can give you a decent list which is not pulp but from serious writers. Also most of these books can be found on the net:

Gore Vidal's "Julian" as a must, as is Robert Grave's "I Claudius". The latter is two books, a lot of people are not aware of that and read only the first one. John William's "Augustus" as well and "Memoirs of Hadrian" by Marguerite Yourcenar, also Dugan's "Family Favourites". Peter Green's "The Sword of Pleasure" is excellent but hard to get (borrow it on archive.org). Allan Massie wrote a lot. Not as good as the aforementioned in my opinion, but it's serious at least: Tiberius, Antonius, Nero's Heirs, Caligula, Caesar, Augustus. And then of course Harri's "Cicero Trilogy" though the last part is only on the net in Dutch.

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>>12296937
Lion Feuchtwanger's "Josephus Trilogy" is almost forgotten outside of Germany.

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>>12296937
Picrelated is a classic, a bit too much Christfaggotry for my tastes but good nevertheless.

>> No.12300640

>>12297775
>>12298849
>>12298896
>>12299568
Thank you!

>> No.12301266

>>12297229
Didn't think anyone here would actually like I Claudius, I read around half of it and it is one of the only novels I couldn't be bothered finishing, I'd already read suetonius and tacitus and he basically just rewrote those authors with more embellishments

>> No.12301469

>>12297702
memoirs of hadrian is fantastic, but not really about gauls or women.

>> No.12301531

>>12296937

>Memoirs of Hadrian.

One of the best books ever written

>> No.12301532

>>12297835
Sulla has his way with some 14yo actor boy's bumhole. It's implied not explicit but still. Sulla is a degenerate, he's in a three-way relationship with two women at the time also