What's next on your history reading list?

A gift from my wife! She knows me!

 

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Does she......really....?

Looks good! Give us a synopsis/opinion after you've read it...

 

Looks like a great read...
I am on a 'stay-cation" next week and plan to spend a little time in the sun with this new arrival:

 

Now that would be an interesting read. I hope you enjoy it and will report back your impressions

 

Actually I have already done a selective “speed read” and I rate it to be excellent. Lots of coin photos too.

 

Finishing this one:





My daughter got me this for my birthday:
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Uniforms of the Roman World: A Detailed Study of the Armies of Rome and Their Enemies, Including the Etruscans, ... Gauls, Huns, Sassaids, Persians and Turks

 

Adrian Goldsworthy is one my favorite authors.



This has become my favorite of all books/references relating to Julius Caesar - all 578 pages!

 

I have it at my feet under my desk. I may read it again, but I have several books en route from Amazon, and already have a few dozen books under my desk to read.

@DonnaML suggested I read (read it when I was a kid, but do not remember it well..)

(Yeah, Dogs are telling the histories of Humans after we fled the Earth - Sci-Fi)

Blue is wondering why she suggested I read this...

 

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” __ Mark Twain

 

AbsolUTELY!

Blue is my Buddy. She is always by my side, goes with me whenever she is able. I wish I were living back in Europe. Many of the local Pubs and Brauhaus never had a problem with a dog at your side.

 

I recently read Ghost on the Throne, great book about the death of Alexander the Great and the cast of characters fighting over his Empire (Antigonous the One-eyed, Perdiccas, Antipater, Ptolemy, Kassander, etc)....really enjoyed it, highly recommend.

 

I had gotten a free Audible download from work back in April that just this past week exchanged for The Ghosts of Cannae.


And I picked up another cheap one there too, The Darkness out of Carthage.

 

Julian by Gore Vidal. It's very good; almost finished. I'm on a reading and collecting run of the latter Roman Empire. While I do have the signature coin of Julian I don't have anything exotic like the aureus pictured on the book's cover. My bronze nummis {i.e. follis} of Julian below. I got the coin about 1 year before the book.


Actually what I'd like is a detailed history of the reign of Honorius. Granted he didn't do much himself but he ruled so long and the Empire was falling apart during his reign (394 - 423 AD). I wonder if there was a more energetic emperor in charge during that time if Rome's fall could've been averted?

 

Ah yes, Brian, my Springer Spaniel, Agrippina (naturally) was my faithful companion for 14 years:


I just couldn’t bring myself to get a Drusilla when she died.

 

@Justin Lee , The Ghosts of Cannae is a great read, you should like it. A lot of interesting info and stories about Hannibal and Scipio Africanus.

 

Working my way through this one at the moment. So far it is excellent.

 

..yeah, she knows ya and likes ya anyway ...fine gift RC......funny you should bring up books...i was just comtemplating buying another antique on ancients..but i don't read books anymore..i get my information off the internet from reputable sources..(like cointalk)

 

Finally getting around to reading this one. Picked it up when I visited in January before COVID. Also including a photo of the wonderful cathedral that is part of the complex.

 

@Orfew the design of that collection is beautiful. Checked out what the books were about and I will definitely have to pick up my own set now!

 

Here are a few pages to whet your appetite! These are from the "Byzantine" volume. As you can see the quality is fantastic.