nubius

Thanks, this is a very nice welcome to the forum.

Thanks for your responses. I'm not afraid of what you might think of my uneducated self, I just didn't want to steer your responses in any one direction, that's why I left the slate clean to see what would come out of my request. After looking at the "Books" link on this website, http://www.unrv.com/roman-books/index.php would you say any of these books meet the criteria I set forth above? Thanks again. Thank you Asclepiades, for the web link. I will be reading from that also, but I still need to have a good old fashioned book. The Atlas looks interesting, and I am not averse to reading an atlas. I've read a couple of great atlases in the past, so I'm not prejudiced against them, but I'm not ready to make the purchase yet after receiving only one suggestion. Anyone else? Edit: I just found a more appropriate forum for this request. (Historia Romanorum>Colosseum>Libri). My apologies for not placing this thread there first. I did not know that subforum existed when I made my initial post. If a moderator thinks that this thread needs to be moved, please do. Thanks.

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It is time to begin my personal study of the history of Rome. I would like to begin by reading a comprehensive overview of the entire period of Roman history in one book or series of books. I may chose to read books about more specific events in Roman history after I've completed the overview, but that question will answer itself as I progress through my initial study. What would you recommend for me to begin with? I've searched Amazon.com for ideas, but I don't want to post my results here for fear that this thread would turn in to a critique of my uneducated findings. nubius thanks you in advance.