Salvete Omnes!

[Gaia Cassia Longina]

Salvete omnes!

Welcome to the book club of the Republic! As summer is continuing on, many may want a good book to read by the pool or on the beach (or we can at least dream!). So, in the next week, I'll be posting a list of good books that can be picked and then we can decide on the book to read for this month!

I hope you are having a wonderful summer!

C Cassia Longina

[Gaia Cassia Longina]

1. SPQR (Mary Beard)
Excellent book!
https://www.amazon.com/SPQR-History-Anc ... words=spqe

2. Daily Life in Ancient Rome (J. Carcopino)
Free download: https://archive.org/details/dailylifeinancie035465mbp
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Life-Ancie ... 0300101864

3. Cicero: The Life & Times (A. Everitt)
https://www.amazon.com/Cicero-Times-Rom ... rds=cicero

4. Pompeii (H. Robert)
https://www.amazon.com/Pompeii-Novel-Ha ... ds=pompeii

5. Food & Feasting in Ancient Rome
https://www.amazon.com/Around-Roman-Tab ... cient+rome

6. Gladiators
https://www.amazon.com/Roman-Gladiators ... 94NDM2VT1H

7. The Satyricon (Petronius)
https://www.amazon.com/Satyricon-Hacket ... 94NDM2VT1H

8. The Haunted House (Plautus)
Free link: https://archive.org/stream/mostellariao ... u_djvu.txt

9. Catullus
https://www.amazon.com/Poems-Catullus-O ... s=catullus

10. Metamorphoses (Ovid)
https://www.amazon.com/Metamorphoses-Ox ... words=ovid

11. De Rerum Natura (Lucretius)
https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Things-Il ... rum+natura

[Publius Sextius Laevus]

Salvete Omnis

I have read Pompeii (H. Robert). I loved it, but then again with an Engineer as the hero, I would It provides a personal look at life and a love story in 832 AUC without the Hollywood taint.

I am now beginning Mary Beard's SPQR (even though it's not written in Latin), and am captivate by it - again - absolutely love her style, video as well as written. It would get my vote for the club pick.

Valete
Laevus

[Gaia Cassia Longina]

I have also posted many more recommendations here:

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=800&p=4721#p4721

Take a look and see which you would like to read, if it is not listed! And of course, your contributions are more than welcome.

Maybe we should have a theme for each 3 months?
Such as September can be literature, December/January can be history, etc.? I recommend a pick every 3 months, that way you can read it for your schedule and pleasure!

[Publius Sallustius Quadratus]

Salvete!

Thank you for admission to the collegia! For those with whom I am not yet familiar, allow me to introduce myself. I am Publius Sallustius Quadratus. I live in Provincia Mississippia Borealis, in the oppidum of Chicago. I became a citizen of the Republic at the beginning of 2017.

I love reading any and all topics on Roman history and culture but some of my favorites include, architecture, art, politics, law, society, drama, literature and philosophy.

I am looking forward to sharing with everyone here and learning from all of you!