Books like De vita Caesarum
12 books with a reading profile close to De vita Caesarum by Suetonius. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
Also outward-looking · history, biography
Diogenes Laertius provides a comprehensive compendium of the foundations of Western thought, cataloging the lineage and behavior of figures such as Socrates, Plato, and Epicurus.
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Saint Patrick Retold
by Roy Flechner
Also outward-looking · history, biography
Roy Flechner reconstructs the life of the historical Patrick by situating his fifth-century mission within the legal and economic structures of late antiquity.
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow
Also outward-looking · history, biography
Ron Chernow reconstructs the life of the architect of the Standard Oil Trust, tracing John D.
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Stravinsky
Also outward-looking · history, biography
In this biography, Stephen Walsh reconstructs the first fifty years of Igor Stravinsky’s life, spanning his upbringing in tsarist Russia to his established career in 1930s France.
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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
by Reza Aslan
Also outward-looking · history, biography
Reza Aslan separates the historical figure of Jesus from the religious depictions established by later Christian tradition.
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Grant
by Ron Chernow
Also outward-looking · history, biography
Ron Chernow’s biography provides a comprehensive account of Ulysses S.
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The Lives of the Artists
Also outward-looking · history, classic literature
Giorgio Vasari’s seminal text traces the progression of Italian art from its medieval decline to its sixteenth-century peak.
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Chroniques
Also outward-looking · history, classic literature
Jean Froissart’s Chroniques provides a detailed eyewitness and hearsay account of the Hundred Years' War, spanning from 1326 to 1400.
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King Henry IV, Part 1
history, classic literature
Set in early fifteenth-century England, the narrative follows King Henry IV as he faces an armed rebellion led by the Percy family and the Scottish warrior Archibald Douglas.
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