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Roman History

Dominus: New Excerpt

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by Steven Saylor

Spanning 160 years and seven generations, teeming with some of ancient Rome’s most vivid figures, Steven…
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Ancient Rome’s Short-Lived Teen Emperor: Practical Joker, Drag Queen, Transgender?

by Steven Saylor

Psssst! Have you heard about Elagabalus? They say he invented the world’s first…
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Death Over Dishonor: The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.)

by Michael Walsh

In the following excerpt from his book Last Stands, author Michael Walsh discusses…
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Asimov Mathematics and the Collapse of Empire

by Brian Clegg If there’s one lesson that we have learned from recent shock political results,…
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Roman History

Elvis and the Colonel

Elvis and the Colonel by  Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill is a fresh biography of legendary…
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The Spirits of Iwo Jima

by P. T. Deutermann

Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America

by Jack Kelly

In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must Read History Books of 2023

From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws

by Tom Clavin

This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves

by Tom Clavin

With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood

by Tom Clavin

Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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