A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Into Ancient Rome

By now, all my friends know how obsessed with Ancient Roman history I am — if the Hadrian necklace around my neck wasn’t a major indicator, my Facebook wall is covered in memes about Julius Caesar’s stabbing and the gayness of Ancient Greeks. I don’t see how everyone isn’t googly-eyed about Trajan’s conquests in Dacia or the way Romans engineered their Forum. But as my sister so eloquently said in Barnes&Noble, as I was crouched down at the ancient history section, “It’s just a bunch of dead guys.” Incorrect! <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/167907.The_Gallic_War_and_Other_Writings?ac=1&from_search=true" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The Gallic Wars</a> by Julius Caesar, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30659.Meditations?ac=1&from_search=true" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Meditations</a> by Marcus Aurelius, and the speeches and private letters of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84598.Selected_Political_Speeches?ac=1&from_search=true" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cicero </a>create a breathing, amorphous view of Ancient Rome as the Romans lived it.  <a href="https://medium.com/@mackenziepatel/a-beginners-guide-to-getting-into-ancient-rome-e4937ff2a213">Visit Now</a>