by Spencer Stevens, Cataloging and Technical Services Librarian
Beware the Ides of March! In 44 BCE, in the heart of the eternal city of Rome, dozens of conspirators murdered general and dictator Julius Caesar, stabbing him twenty-three times. This infamous political assassination launched a series of civil wars which ultimately led to Caesar Augustus being granted the title of princeps and kickstarting the Roman Empire. But what is the “Ides”? And why did the senators say, “We should totally just stab Caesar!” in the first place? Learn the answers to these questions and so much more in these Roman history books we recommend!
Adult Fiction & Mystery
Marcus Didius Falco & Flavia Albia mysteries by Lindsey Davis
Caesar by Colleen McCullough
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Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Adult Nonfiction
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
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A Rome of One’s Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
Children’s Fiction
Danger in Ancient Rome (Ranger in Time Series) by Kate Messner
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The Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery by Caroline Lawrence
Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
Young Adult Fiction
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen
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The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
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Tales of the Dead: Ancient Rome by Stuart Ross
Children’s & Young Adult Nonfiction
Cleopatra by Barbara Kramer
Who Was Julius Caesar? by Nico Medina
Where is the Colosseum? by Jim O’Connor
Gladiator by Richard Watkins
Costume of Ancient Rome by David J. Symons
DVD & Kanopy
Spartacus (1960)
I, Claudius (1976)
Pompeii: Daily Life in an Ancient Roman City (Great Courses) (2010)