18 books like Plutarchi Vitae parallelae

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Lives Plutarch · 1564 · ★ 3.9 · 732p · ≈ 24h · Demanding Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome. Shares: Classical biography, Rome, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir

Histoire de Charles XII Voltaire · 1731 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Extrait : "La Suède et la Finlande composent un royaume large d'environ deux cents de nos lieues, et long de trois cents. Il s'étend du midi au nord depuis le cinquante-cinquième degré; ou à peu près, jusqu'au soixante et dixième, sous un climat rigoureux, qui n'a presque ni printemps ni automne."À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de… Shares: Kings and rulers, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir, History

Vitae excellentium imperatorum Cornelius Nepos · 1594 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Demanding Shares: Classical biography, Rome, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir

Lays of ancient Rome Thomas Babington Macaulay · 1800 · ★ 4.1 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Challenging 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

A history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son Oliver Goldsmith · 1764 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares: Civilization, Politics and government, Kings and rulers, Early works to 1800

Night of the wolf Alice Borchardt · 1999 · ★ 3.9 · 478p · ≈ 15h · Moderate 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… Shares: Rome, History

Conspirata Robert Harris · 2010 · ★ 4.4 · 340p · ≈ 11h · Moderate 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… Shares: Rome, History

Dracula, prince of many faces Radu Florescu · 1971 · ★ 2.8 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Dracula, Prince of Many Faces reveals the extraordinary life and times of the infamous Vlad Dracula of Romania (1431 - 1476), nicknamed the Impaler. Dreaded by his enemies, emulated by later rulers like Ivan the Terrible, honored by his countrymen even today, Vlad Dracula was surely one of the most intriguing figures to have stalked the corridors of European and Asian capitals in the fifteenth… Shares: Kings and rulers, Biography & Memoir

Discourses on Livy Niccolò Machiavelli · 1531 A very different work from his well-known The Prince, and posthumously published a year prior to it, Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy is one of his most debated works. Some critics see it as presenting a counterpoint or refutation of The Prince, calling it a key founding document of modern liberal republicanism. Others maintain that it is complementary, arguing that leaders of republics must act… Shares: Rome, Politics and government, Early works to 1800, History

Dē vītā Caesarum Suetonius · 1470 · ★ 4.0 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Demanding De vita Caesarum, known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies, each about one of the Roman emperors, including one on Julius Caesar. It was written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly referred to as Suetonius, in 121. Considered highly significant in antiquity, The Twelve Caesars has remained a major source of Roman history. Shares: Rome, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir, History

Blood and Oil Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Blood and Oil the explosive untold story of how Mohammed bin Salman and his entourage grabbed power in the Middle East and acquired a network of Western allies - including well-known US bankers, Hollywood figures, and politicians - all eager to help the charming and crafty crown prince. Through astonishing interviews with powerful insiders, Blood and Oil tells how MBS's cabal played the Saudi… Shares: Politics and government, Kings and rulers, History

Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge · 1929 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Today Americans of all backgrounds are on the hunt for a different politi­cal model. In fact, such a model awaits them, if only they turn their eyes to their own past . . . to America's thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge's masterful autobiography offers urgent lessons for our age of exploding debt, increasingly centralized power, and fierce partisan division. This expanded and… Shares: Politics and government, Biography & Memoir

Catilina's Riddle Steven Saylor · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate 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, History

Imprimatur Rita Monaldi · 2002 · 599p · ≈ 19h · Moderate In den Gassen der ewigen Stadt wartet der Tod: Der historische Kriminalroman »Imprimatur« von Monaldi & Sorti jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. »Monaldi & Sorti sind die Erben Umberto Ecos!« L' Express – Rom anno domini 1683. Er ist der beste Agent des französischen Sonnenkönigs, betraut mit einem Auftrag, bei dem das Schicksal Europas auf dem Spiel steht – doch nun sitzt Abbé Melani in der Herberge… Shares: Rome, History

Secretum Rita Monaldi · 2004 · 764p · ≈ 25h · Moderate July 1700, Rome. Atto Melani once a celebrated castrato soprano, now a spy in the service of King Louis XIV, the Sun King mingles with other high-ranking guests at the villa of Cardinal Spada. Shares: Rome, History

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Not many people talk about "joy" these days. Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of freedom,… Shares: Biography & Memoir, History

The True-Born Englishman Daniel Defoe · 1700 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Demanding "The True-Born Englishman" is a satirical poem published in 1701 by Daniel Defoe defending the then King of England William, who was Dutch-born, against xenophobic attacks by his political enemies, and ridiculing the notion of English racial purity. Shares: Politics and government, Early works to 1800

Poetics of Arabic Autobiography Ariel M. Sheetrit · 2020 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book examines the poetics of autobiographical masterpieces written in Arabic by Leila Abouzeid, Hanan al-Shaykh, Samuel Shimon, Abd al-Rahman Munif, Salim Barakat, Mohamed Choukri and Hanna Abu Hanna. These literary works articulate the life story of each author in ways that undermine the expectation that the "self"—the "auto" of autobiography—would be the dominant narrative focus. Although… Shares: Biographie, Biography & Memoir

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