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The Roman History Reading Group
Reading List for 2010
January 6 The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff January 20, February 3 & 17 Tacitus, Histories (Penguin Classics; Revised edition, August 25, 2009)
Histories OnlineMarch 3 & 17 Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day by Philips Matyzcak (Irene's review)
Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns, and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World by Vicki LeonApril 7 Lavinia by Ursula K. Leguin April 7 & 21 Marcus Aurelius: Meditations (Penguin Classics; annotated edition edition, 2006)
Online: The Meditations
with background: Marcus Aurelius by Anthony Birley / related blogs, etc., to followMay 5 & 12 Augustus, A Novel by John Williams, which interested parties could combine with Massie’s Augustus as a contrast. June 17 The Roman Way by Edith Hamilton June 2, 16 Martial (selections to come) July 7 SPQR III: The Sacrilege by John Maddox Roberts July 14 The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard
This may be carried over into August for those interestedAugust Recess September 1 Kleopatra by Karen Essex (Irene's review) / (N.S. Gill's review) September 15, October 6 & 20 Sections of The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Virgil
Dryden TranslationNovember 3, 17 The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss December 1 Last Act in Palmyra by Lindsey Davis December 15 Get Out or Die (Aurelia) by Jane Finnis