What to Read After SPQR
Readers who loved SPQR by Mary Beard keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where SPQR 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 SPQR
The Romanovs
Dynasty
Augustus
A day in the life of ancient Rome
English and Their History
Why Homer matters
Rome
The death of Caesar
Dying every day
The great war
The Sea and Civilization
Caesars' wives
The Roman revolution.
The Classical World
The rise of Rome
Rubicon
The Silk Roads
Dictator
Imperium
The Guns of August
Napoleon
Persian Fire
Caesar
Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world