Gaius julius caesars commentaries on the gallic war is a good primary source. The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This chunky and beautifully photographed book begins with rome itself, its roots and history, and its fabulous high point. I therefore recommend in the presence of mine enemies. Alternate history featuring modern or future roman empire.
Focusing on six momentous turning points that helped to shape roman history, simon bakers gripping narrative charts the rise and fall of the worlds first superpower a political machine unmatched in its brutality, its genius, its lust for power. Americas first atom bomb test fails and the us is forced to invade japan in 1946. If any wan comes along with a histhry iv greece or rome thatll show me thpeople fightin, gettin dhrunk, makin love, gettin married, owin thgrocery man an bein without hard. Based on premise alone i was very interested it and until tor was announced remained the only mmo i was ever.
Ronald mellor demonstrates that roman historical writing was regarded by its authors as a literary not a scholarly exercise, and how it must be evaluated in that context. Pages in category alternate history novels set in ancient rome. Aug 7, 20 this pin was discovered by julia roberts. After the events of an expedition full of almost insuperable difficulties, while the spirits of all parties in the state, broken by the variety of their dangers and toils, were still enfeebled.
The alternate history is fertile ground in science fiction, the ultimate what. Buy books about ancient greek and roman history from boffins books. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Posts about alternative roman history written by tigers68. The roman empire is undeniably the most powerful nation in the mediterranean, controlling anatolia, italy, the balkan peninsula, egypt, and the rest of north africa. If one small event is different, all of history is changed forever. The stories span the length of the 20th century and deal with parallels, a war in australia instead of vietnam, texas occupying the same cultural space as poland in our history, and so on. Roman history through a hundred novels historical novel society.
Codex alera jim butchers fantasy take on what happened to the lost roman legion. Sallust livy tacitus ammianus as well as the biographies written by. His years in the palaces and halls of imperial government served him well when he set out to write this oftentimes eyepopping, tellall account of the doings of the first 12 emperors, from julius to domitian, who make the good. Polybiuss the histories link is also a good contemporary. James hawking surveys roman history through fiction i know histhry isnt thrue hinnessy, because it aint like what i see ivry day in halsted sthreet. Of course youve seen alternate history that posits some pod in the ancient world and then asks now how does this effect the second world war. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Focused on moral decision making throughout, from the initial nexus decisions through to the daily lives of its current characters on the various alternate earths, it also features alternate military. History in alternate history, as historical fiction, may be defined as a construct. Ancient rome is the story of the greatest empire ever known.
Its an important book quite apart from its status as althistory, anyway, so you should probably check it out if you havent already. Jun 28, 2016 gaius julius caesars commentaries on the gallic war is a good primary source. A plot to defeat the roman catholic church and install hitler as the new pope. Oct 19, 2018 posts about alternative roman history written by tigers68. The history of the decline and fall of the roman empire is a sixvolume work by the english historian edward gibbon. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Uchronia, alternate history or alternative history. Free ebooks, alternate history, alternate realities.
The following alternate history novels are set in fictional universes where julius caesar survived his assassination attempt. With an english translation by earnest cary on the basis of the version of herbert baldwin foster. My main point is that britain was not an obscure backwater with a negligible impact on the rest of the empire. The twelve caesars by suetonius, robert graves, michael grant born in 60 a. However there was one moment in history when the empire seemed on the verge of losing everything, islam had risen in arabia and. Snodgrass, also a contributor to the series there is a secret history of the worlda history in which an alien virus struck the earth in the aftermath of world war ii. Rick sutcliffes alternate history fiction has elements of both a specific alternate history but that also interacts with our own universe. A comprehensive list of the top 25 best alternate history books. When i say, this is my favorite book on ancient rome, just know that its my second favorite book of all time, barely being squeaked out by postw. The romans devotion to their past pervades almost every aspect of their culture. Titus livius patavinus 64 or 59 bc ad 17known as livy.
Each of the ten chapters was first published as a short story, six of them in asimovs science fiction, between 1989 and 2003. We currently have 38 books in this category in stock. A good rule of thumb with turtledove is his standalone books are good, anything part of a longer arc is a bit of a repetitive durge. Sep 04, 2017 the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire by edward gibbon is available from penguin classics in three volumes, along with an abridged edition.
I have chosen this because a lot of books on ancient rome, my own included, generally like to tell stories that take fragments of evidence and piece them together to make a coherent. Robert conroy has written some neat books, the most recent being 1942, in which the japanese invade and conquer hawaii after the success of the pearl harbor raid. The title of this listopia says best alternate history novels and stories, yet oryx and crake, the year of the flood, the handmaids tale and 1984, which was written in 1949, are all set in the future due to this, and as earlier comments agree with me, ive removed these titles from this list. Free ebooks, alternate history, alternate realities fiction. In daniel godfreys new pompeii titan books, 2016, the population of ancient pompeii is transported through time to the present day and into a replica of their town. Changes there could result in different emperors down the road. Aug 26, 2009 gmorning all, six or seven years back mythic was working on this mmo named imperator online featuring a future history roman empire that had never fallen and had gone out into the galaxy.
The roman empire survives until the present day and dominates most of the world. After a celtic chieftain obeys an ancient prophecy, and sides with the invaders, the history of roman britain takes a different path. And its a game people have loved to play for decades. Top 25 best alternate history books michael chabon. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. Other writers dealt more directly with their surroundings. Moving away from some of the great characters in roman history, mary beards the roman triumph is a radical reexamination of one of romes ancient ceremonies. Lindsey daviss top 10 roman books books the guardian.
This genre intersects with historical fiction, hard science fiction, soft science fiction, postapocalyptic fiction, and dystopian fiction, to name a few other genres. The wild cards story collections were created by a group of new mexico science fiction authors, pulled together and edited by game of thrones author george r. Dick, his majestys dragon by naomi novik, leviathan by scott westerfeld, jon. His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. Alternate history has been seen as a subgenre of literary fiction, science fiction. History roman you are viewing all stock in the history roman category. American archaeologist martin padway visits the pantheon in rome in 1938. Alternate history or alternative history, for the grammar geeks reading this, is a genre of stories where history has changed from the actual course of the real worlds history. Alt hist readers might be interested in a new anthology containing 28 science fiction and fantasy stories based on an extraordinary secret history vatican vaults is a captivating collection of original science fiction and fantasy stories based on the same alternate world premise. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. The roman history, from the building of rome to the ruin of the commonwealth by nathaniel hooke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Based on premise alone i was very interested it and until tor was. Roman history building rome ruin by hooke nathaniel abebooks. Letters from a stoic penguin classics lucius annaeus seneca.
Superhero roleplaying in a world on fire, 1936 1946, set in an alternate history version of world war ii where people known as. I was recently contacted about a new book coming out about the dark ages. Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. Ancient rome was a frequent subject of victorian historical fiction and also popular throughout the 20th century. Released in 1996, the game presents a point of divergence in 1946 where. After reading roma nova extra, you may experience some side effects. The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. The letters of pliny the younger illustrate domestic life, roman history, current events and etiquette, while ovid was much more frivolous.
Formatting changed 30 oct 2010 the idea behind this page is not to list every single possible alternate history created. Since then the floodgates of fictional rome have been torn open. Easy, secure checkout and flatrate shipping australiawide. It traces western civilization as well as the islamic and mongolian conquests from the height of the roman empire. If you are looking for a specific book which we do not have in stock, then please get in touch and well let. Romanitas is an alternate history novel by sophia mcdougall, published by orion books. Pages in category alternate history films the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks. This is a collection of their short stories about an alternate history where the us had a communist revolution in the early 1900s instead of russia. This book examines in detail the major roman historians. Rome an alternate history and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Roman emperors books on the history of the roman empire. Roman historybook xiv wikisource, the free online library.
Its an important book quite apart from its status as alt history, anyway, so you should probably check it out if you havent already. The commentaries was written during the late republic, and it is rather narrow in terms of subject matters. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. Gmorning all, six or seven years back mythic was working on this mmo named imperator online featuring a futurehistory roman empire that had never fallen and had gone out into the galaxy. Alternate history novels set in ancient rome wikipedia. Alternate history fiction books, listed by author, with links to the authors own pages upon ahf where you can find further information on the book, its genesis and artwork and links to where to purchase the books. It was similarly popular in movies, though it fell out of fashion for a couple of decades until the gamechanging success of ridley scotts gladiator, released in 2000. Arch of triumph whose construction commenced in 1946 i. Ix this volume only by dio earnest cary, translator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stephen frys making history is an interesting take on the time travelling hitler assassination and the great man view of histry. Jun 07, 2007 ancient rome is the story of the greatest empire ever known.
The historical gestalt of an alternate history is a concept much broader than the details of a timeline resulting from changing one event. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped. Certainly, among all the dozens of books on roman history currently on the market, this one takes a novel angle. Roma eterna is a science fiction fixup novel by american writer robert silverberg, published in 2003, which presents an alternative history in which the roman empire survives to the present day. It is the first of a trilogy of novels based on a world where the roman empire has survived to contemporary times and now dominates much of the world. The roman empire history, rome ancient history, books. But the clearest image of how the romans wished to interpret their past is found in their historical writings. Best alternate history novels and stories 619 books.
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