Rome history sources for study

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Rome history sources for study 2016-06-20 18:22:01 Post No. 1311920
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Rome history sources for study Anonymous 2016-06-20 18:22:01 Post No. 1311920 [Report]

Can you folks give me some sources for the study of Roman History. I am not looking now for major books on specific periods and happenings, but a larger and broader view of the whole. For example, I know that Gibbons work is quite detailed, but I do not want to study only the decline and fall in so much detail now – I want to know first a beginning-to-end full-cycle of Roman history, and only after that I pretend to specialize more.

So, what can you recommend on:

>books
>documentaries (even better if they are available on youtube)

Thank you.

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Anonymous 2016-06-20 20:41:31 Post No.1312625
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Anonymous 2016-06-20 20:41:31 Post No.1312625 [Report]

>>1311920

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Anonymous 2016-06-20 21:16:19 Post No.1312721
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Anonymous 2016-06-20 21:16:19 Post No.1312721 [Report]

I can't think off the top of my head of any books that are about the complete history if Rome from its founding to its decline.. too much history there to provide a detailed account. Read Livy's Early History of Rome and all of his books for that matter. That's a good starting point.

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Anonymous 2016-06-20 21:24:09 Post No.1312748
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Anonymous 2016-06-20 21:24:09 Post No.1312748 [Report]

>>1312721
I forgot to mention there is A History of Rome to 565 A.D. by A.E.R. Boak. And it's free online too.

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Anonymous 2016-06-20 22:09:54 Post No.1312927
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Anonymous 2016-06-20 22:09:54 Post No.1312927 [Report]

The History of Rome podcast goes from the foundation myths of the city to the fall of the West in 476. There's also a Cambridge History of the Romans if you really prefer a book.

Are you interested in Eastern Roman history as well, or just the Classical Empire? If so, John Julius Norwich's three volume history is a perfect intro work. History of the Byzantine State if you want something more academic than entertaining.