Ancient and classical world

• SPQR (Mary Beard)

  Modern, skeptical tour of Roman politics and daily life.

• The Histories (Herodotus, translated edition)

  Foundation of Western historiography — choose a recent translation.

• The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (Toby Wilkinson)

  Single-volume arc from Narmer through Cleopatra.

• Persian Fire (Tom Holland)

  Greco-Persian wars with clear battle context.

• 1177 B.C. (Eric Cline)

  Bronze Age collapse — ties together Mediterranean networks.

• The Storm Before the Storm (Mike Duncan)

  Late Roman Republic dysfunction for podcast fans.

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