18 books like Dē vītā Caesarum
Vitae excellentium imperatorum
Shares: Emperors, Latin literature, Rome, Early works to 1800
Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España
A follower of Hernando Cortez describes how a small group of Spaniards was able to defeat the mighty Aztecs and lay claim to their territory and treasures for Spain.
Shares: Non-Fiction, Sources, Histoire, Early works to 1800
We Danced all Night
The popular romance author recounts her experiences back in the 1920s, when life was carefree.
Shares: Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir
I, Claudius
Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the mad Calgula to become emperor in 41 A.D. I, Claudius is written in the form of Claudius' autobiography and is one of the classics of modern fiction, the…
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Coach
Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself!
Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said…
Shares: Histoire, Biography & Memoir, History
Catilina's Riddle
63 BC: Gordianus attempts to find out why headless bodies keep appearing on his newly-inherited farm and contend with hostile neighbors—all cousins of his benefactor—while he is entangled in republican conspiracy and counter-conspiracy. in Rome, Meto celebrates his toga party, on his sixteenth birthday.
Shares: Rome, Histoire, History
Lives
Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.
Shares: Rome, Sources, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir
Lays of ancient Rome
Lays of Ancient Rome is an 1842 collection of narrative poems, or lays, by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Four of these recount heroic episodes from early Roman history with strong dramatic and tragic themes, giving the collection its name. Macaulay also included two poems inspired by recent history: Ivry (1824) and The Armada (1832).
Shares: Rome, History
Ghosts
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Shares: Sources, History
Chroniques
Celui qui signe la chronique du vin dans Le Devoir, nous livre ici, dans un style bien à lui, un manuel d'appréciation du vin à la mode d'aujourd'hui. En six chapitres : Elaboration et styles de vin - Vin des vieux pays et du nouveau monde - Vins blancs et rouges - Les artistes du vin - L'amateur averti - Tendances. [SDM].
Shares: Sources, Histoire, Early works to 1800, History
Satyricon
An incomplete Roman novel believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter. What remains of the novel is a picaresque story concerning the narrator’s battle to keep his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy, away from his many rivals.
Shares: Latin literature, Rome, History
Night of the wolf
The Silver Wolf, Alice Borchardt's acclaimed novel of a shapeshifter's struggle to survive as woman and wolf amid the Dark Ages, announced the arrival of a ferociously gifted writer. Now, with her masterful weaving of adventure, history, and magic, Borchardt delves deeper into the shape-shifter legend, and brings an earlier, more savage time brilliantly to life.The fearsome legions of Julius…
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Conspirata
Internationally bestselling author: "Imperium" was hailed as "quite possibly Harris's most accomplished work to date" ( "Los Angeles Times" ) and has received rave reviews from across the globe. Robert Harris's novels have sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into thirty-seven languages..- Powerful protagonist: Cicero returns to continue his struggle to grasp supreme power in…
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The Age of Arthur
Disclaimer: This is the book of genesis only 
The Henry Morris Study Bible is “an invaluable tool for the defense of the Christian faith” according to Dr. John MacArthur. With 600 study notes in Genesis alone, no other resource offers the comprehensive analysis of biblical creation and authority of Scripture as this one presents. 
The written Word of God is under attack in our culture…
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Quo Vadis? Powieść z czasów Nerona
Nero's insanity threatens the woman of one man's dreams and all of Roman Christianity. As princess of a now vanquished kingdom, the lovely Lygia lives a hostage in first-century Rome. As an arrogant nobleman accustomed to getting his way, Vinicius decides he will have this strikingly beautiful young woman. But the princess's deep Christian faith rattles the pagan Vinicius -- who first tries to…
Shares: Rome, Histoire, Biography & Memoir, History
The History of the Kings of Britain
The History of the Kings of Britain, by Geoffrey of Manmouth, with introduction by J. A. Giles.
The Historia Regum Britanniae (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning…
Shares: Sources, Early works to 1800, History
A Survey of London
This volume offers a rare 1603 account of London and its history.
Shares: Sources, Histoire, Early works to 1800, History
Plutarchi Vitae parallelae
This story is set in the mid-fourth century B.C., in the city-state of Syracuse on the island of Sicily. It's the story of two father-and-son tyrant rulers who called themselves kings, both named Dionysius (pronounced Die-oh-nee-see-us). But the main character is Dion (pronounced Dion as in Lion), who was a relative, mentor, and finally mortal enemy to the second Dionysius. It has been pointed…
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