What to Read After Belisarius
Readers who loved Belisarius by Hughes, Ian (Historian) keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Belisarius is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Belisarius
The grand strategy of the Byzantine Empire
Dynasty
Sailing from Byzantium
Dividing the Spoils
The Poison King
Napoleon
The Roman Triumph
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged
Augustus
The Alexiad
The Greco-Persian wars
Warriors of the Steppe
Ghost on the Throne
Frederick the Great
History of the Wars
The Goths
Dying Every Day
A War Like No Other
Restoration of Rome
A history of the Ancient World
Democracy
Pericles of Athens and the birth of democracy
Lords of the sea
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