A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins is a fantastic look into Roman history by author Gareth Harney. This is the kind of book that any history lover can get into, regardless of whether they are interested in ancient or Roman history or not. Why? Because it brings together two awesome subjects – Rome and ancient coins. History nerds unite! Buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4vHWr3Y Like the title suggests, Harney takes twelve different coins and then creates a separate chapter for each coin and goes into the historical subject of the chapter, how the coin relates to the subject of the chapter, and in many cases the way the coin is used as modern evidence of the thing being discussed. We basically cover the 1,200-year history of Rome, from its legendary founding to the fall of the Western Empire. I loved the entire concept of building a book about Rome and coins because, as Harney, argues in the book, coins wer...
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