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Just finished a history of Rome by Cyril Robinson. It's sad so many 19th & early 20th Century historians don't get republished and their work eventually fades away. There was some racism and he does attribute some of the Roman's failings to dilution of their "stock" but if you can filter those ideas out it was pretty entertaining and comprehensive-ish, especially from Sulla-Tiberius. His perspective of Julius Caesar setting himself up as an Eastern despot akin to Alexander the Great was interesting and a little bit more convincing than I'm comfortable with, given that you don't see that view really espoused amongst modern day historians. I'm about to start Dynasty by Tom Holland (mainly for Augustus) but I'm not sure how pop-level it's going to be. If it's too much rehashing of the same material I will probably move onto "The Reformation" by George L. Mosse.
Have you happened to read any other material on the Diadochi? I was just wondering because it's hard to find good books on the topic. It's an underwritten/published part of history which is bizarre considering how important it is. And actually, that period of time we now start to discuss in the university, so that's why I need to read more books to improve my knowledge. And also, later, I'll need to write a paper on it, so the more I read, the better I'll write. The previous term, we had a lot of such tasks, and I started using https://edubirdie.com/essay-writing-help-online because sometimes it was so hard to write it so that I was risking to miss the deadline. I know that this time, I'll also have a chance to get help, but I still need to improve my skills and knowledge.
Apart from the recommendations from Sif here in the first part of her comment I haven't. Everything seems to be either academic material or small piecemeal mentions in biographies of Alexander of the succeeding events after his death. Ghost on the throne is probably one of the better and more accessible ones I've read/listened to but there just seems to be a drought of lay-level books for this time period. Honestly youtube or just following your nose on Wikipedia is probably the best option at the moment but it sucks that you can't really check or trust the veracity of the information as much.I started reading a history of Rome by C. Robinson, and I really like that book. And I agree that it's not that I find a really good book on Diadochi. Have you found something good since the time you posted?
I've read Dividing the Spoils by Robin Waterfield and Ghost on The Throne by James Romm along with parts of Plutarch's Lives that refer to the Diadochi. It is a fascinating and important time period.
If you are interested in Roman history Adrian Goldsworthy has some good books on the Punic Wars, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, The collapse of the Western Empire. I find the Punic Wars an interesting period. The drama of the 2nd Punic War makes for good reading.
For a very different time period I suggest Agents of Empire by Noel Malcolm. It is the history of two families from what is today Albania and their participation in many events of the Mediterranean Wars against the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Roger Crowley has some outstanding books as well. 1453 is about the epic siege of Constantinople, Empires of the Sea is about the incredible siege of Malta and the Battle of Lepanto, City of Fortune is about Venice, Conquerors is about Portugal's circumnavigation of Africa and conquest of Goa in India, and The Accursed Tower is about the Mamluk siege of Acre.
Over The Edge of The World by Laurence Bergreen details Magellan's circumnavigation and used primary sources. The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake by Samuel Bawlf give a good account of Drake's circumnavigation and his role in fighting the Spanish Armada.
Apart from the recommendations from Sif here in the first part of her comment I haven't. Everything seems to be either academic material or small piecemeal mentions in biographies of Alexander of the succeeding events after his death. Ghost on the throne is probably one of the better and more accessible ones I've read/listened to but there just seems to be a drought of lay-level books for this time period. Honestly youtube or just following your nose on Wikipedia is probably the best option at the moment but it sucks that you can't really check or trust the veracity of the information as much.
Very thorough work.I just started E.M. Bounds Prayer compilation of all his books concerning prayer, on Kindle
I have Power of Thrones on my Kindle. Haven't started it yet though.
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