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Agrippina: The Most Extraordinary Woman of the Roman World
Emma Southon
Cleopatra: A Life
Stacy Schiff
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts)
Mary Beard
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome
Guy de la Bédoyère
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
Adrienne Mayor
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
Adrian Goldsworthy
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome
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