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Books recommended by Tom Holland
British historian and author
British historian and author. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Ancient Rome.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Tom Holland has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Tom Holland recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Tom recommended it.
The best books on Ancient Rome
Five Books interview in which Tom Holland chooses and discusses five books.
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The Twelve Caesars
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Ancient Rome”.
The best books on Ancient Rome Interviewfivebooks.com
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Ancient Rome”.
Listed in the source as “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”.
The best books on Ancient Rome Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Stewart Brand, Neal Stephenson
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The Roman Revolution
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Ancient Rome”.
The best books on Ancient Rome Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Roman Triumph
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Ancient Rome”.
The best books on Ancient Rome Interviewfivebooks.com
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Pagans and Christians
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on Ancient Rome”.
The best books on Ancient Rome Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Tom Holland
Books Tom Holland wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
1 book Tom recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 3 recommendersStewart Brand, Neal Stephenson, Tom Holland
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Tom
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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