Hey Yea Forums, I have decided to become a Romeaboo
What are the very essential books for that? Things I absolutely must have read.
Thinking to start with general history, culture, politics and life in Rome in general and only then get into philosophy
Can you recommend a list of books or is there an infographic for my endeavour?
Unironically start with the Greeks.
Read the Aeneid and skip the rest. Horace was the greatest poet alive only because he outlived Vergil
cringe
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do you have the get-into-greeks-infographic by chance?
Read Herodotus and then Thuc. Maybe read Plutarch after
That's what I'm talking about, thanks user
start with the greeks. then read livy. if you don't want to buy a bunch of books, just get the landmark caesar. the durant book caesar and christ is comfy too.
As the romans did is good for primary qoutations.
But why do I necessarily have to start with the Greeks if I want to know as much about possible about life in ancient Rome? I get the connections and the influence, but I explicitly said that I want to touch philosophy last and read about everything else there is to know first
>implying greeks are only about philosophy
>do you have the get-into-greeks-infographic by chance?
You mean the reading chart? I have that one but cant think of any infrographic.
In my humbre opinion if you know the basic general history of Greece then you can just jump right into Roman history since that's what you are interested in.
But if you know almost nothing about Greece, then yes I would suggest you read a little bit of it first.
t b h I have never read up about greek history, I was interested in Greek mythology and have read the Iliad when I was younger but dont really have an overview of actual history. So reading The Histories of Herodotus should give me a good overview, or? If so I will certainly read that first
Herodotus is a good first hand account sure, you could also just read the general history from the start with the greeks chart, first book.
Thanks, then I will get that. Now if there was a chart like that for the Romans, that would be great
There is, for when finishing the greeks. In your case you could jump straight into it once you read the first and maybe second books in greeks chart.
Thanks a lot, exactly what I have been looking for
Where the fuck is Satyricon
Here is the other for the Greeks.
Honestly, if you have a general knowledge of which gods are which, the cause of the Trojan war, and a general knowledge of Greek history
IE:
>Minoans
>mycenaeans
>Dark age
>wars with persia
>Peloponnesian war
>Alexander's conquest and his empires shattering
>Rome's triumph
you can skip a general history book as well as the myths and go right into the iliad and Odyssey. Herodotus references myths quite a bit so it's good to know Homer's work.
If you wanna skip to roman history you can, but be aware, they were heavily influenced by Hellenistic culture so it's good to learn about the Greeks too
Read The Satyricon by Petronius.
i don't know the name of the books in english. But authors like Pierre grimal or Indro montanelli, have written a lot of books about the general history about ancient rome.
Thank you, will check them out
T. redditor voting with based and cringe replies.
I too enjoyed the film Gladiator
There is actually very little Rome in Gladiator
what are you talking about brainlet
That there is actually very little Rome in Gladiator
There is a lot of Rome in HBO's Rome, but there is very little of it in Gladiator
literally the entire movie takes place there except the opening war scene, enslavement in north africa, and his spanish villa scenes.
There is still not a lot of Rome in Gladiator
This. Romans were Greekaboos so to be a Romeaboo you have to be a Greekaboo. Start with Anabasis by Xenophon, the first great military epic (historical), perfect introduction to acutally existing Greek military and spiritual life.
Two gay pedophiles chase their escaping boy lover. Written by one of the degenerates in Nero's court who later got put to death. Good read once you look past the subject matter. Very Roman, quite literally the court values of pagan Rome.
t. jew
Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome
Thanks user
>t. underage newfag who doesn't know when to greentext
i make the rules here you stupid baboon, calling me newfag and underage could not be more far from the truth...
but nice projection nonetheless! keep going
Actually I make the rules as it is my thread, but I don't mind you guys
i accept you as the alpha baboon.
hail op
fuck the pendant who thinks greentexting is essential when there is no story to be told.
idiot.
>essential books
>general history
Sure here are some good ones:
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome - Adrian Goldsworthy
Caesar: Life of a Colossus - Adrian Goldsworthy
Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World - Adrian Goldsworthy
The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination - Barry Strauss
Julius Caesar - Philip Freeman
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician - Anthony Everitt
The Story of Greece and Rome - Tony Spawforth
The Eternal City: A History of Rome - Ferdinand Addis
Rome: The Biography of a City - Christopher Hibbert
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome: Daily Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities - Alberto Angela
I think you are all forgetting EDWARD GIBBONS and his completely comprehensive work THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
I myself have read it twelve times and have all the footnotes memorised. I don't read any other historians, even the ones mentioned in Gibbons footnotes; I only need the enlightenment titan himself.
Definately read Horace. He was my favorite part of my classical literature course.
But basic roman shit is
Aenid and Metamorphoses
It’s literally filled to the brim with pedo shit, both gay and straight
Don’t get more jewish than that
The Landmark Julius Caesar
Livy: The Early History of Rome
this one is much better on the topic
Bait harder. Have a pity (you).
Thank you all
Thank you aswell of course