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I would also recommend any ancient history written by Tom Holland - "Persian Fire" about the Persian invasion of Greece is a good introduction to the era. Also,
by steve_gh 8y ago
I would also recommend any ancient history written by Tom Holland - "Persian Fire" about the Persian invasion of Greece is a good introduction to the era. Also, Adam Nicholson's "The Might Dead: Why Homer Matters" is a brilliant read, linking such disparate topics as Albanian and Scottish bardic traditions, and LA gang culture.
- snakeboy 8y agoI'll second Tom Holland. I read "Rubicon" not too long ago. I would recommend pairing it with Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast series on the era for an extremely cohesive and engaging account of the Roman republic's decline.
- xref 8y agoLoved Persian Fire, in the middle of Rubicon right now as well. Excellent call on the Hardcore History - King of Kings three part (13 hour!) podcast. Listened to this falling asleep in my hammock on a backpacking trip for a week, amazing. https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-56-kings-of-kings/ https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-56-kings-of-kings... https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-57-kings-kings-ii/ https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-57-kings-kings-ii... https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-58-kings-kings-iii/ https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-58-kings-kings-ii...