{"id":3567,"date":"2018-10-29T14:27:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:46:17","slug":"libri-utili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=3567","title":{"rendered":"20 good reads about Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/libri-riviste-postepay-320x240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3891 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/libri-riviste-postepay-320x240-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/libri-riviste-postepay-320x240-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/libri-riviste-postepay-320x240-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/libri-riviste-postepay-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>[revised January 2026]\u00a0 <\/em>When you prepare a trip to Rome, or on the opposite situation, when you \u00a0are leaving Rome after an intense holiday, you usually want to know more!<\/p>\n<p>We are often asked for good reads to deepen your knowledge about this incredible city.<\/p>\n<p>So here are some suggestions for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1846683815\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1846683815&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=bc175103b8a70fa3bc677b38e5c011ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPQR: a History of Ancient Rome<\/a> by Mary Beard<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1857150953\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1857150953&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=f01141ac9bc3d9cb2f0dff5197e8265f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire<\/a> by Edward Gibbon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/0140070788\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=0140070788&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=734f203c76448e3cd4f2772fe48300a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rome: the Biography of a City<\/a> by Christopher Hibbert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1900639424\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1900639424&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=954b0ae3df5b5cdfa494511ed9424081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Companion Guide to Rome<\/a> by Georgina Masson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1786332922\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1786332922&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=6261e515b7092eb046561697bb5871e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cicero Trilogy<\/a> by Robert Harris<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/Manage-Your-Slaves-Marcus-Sidonius\/dp\/1781252521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to manage your slaves <\/a>by Jerry Toner<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/B002RI9HR0\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=B002RI9HR0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=ea8084f9873374412d60a5bfc939813f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I, Claudius<\/a> by Robert Graves, \u00a0and following chapters (see also what he wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/B002RI91VC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=B002RI91VC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=b15ff492730d12025e2153ef71bbf67c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belisarius<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1565849426\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1565849426&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=049246ddf9d55ed59e8c7f92e0886328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Assassination of Julius Caesar<\/a> by Michael Parenti<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6505103-a-day-in-the-life-of-ancient-rome?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A day in the Life of Ancient Rome<\/a> by Alberto Angela<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/B01H17U9EQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=B01H17U9EQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=b9eb9b85e35895a04f5227af78d3e366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Confession of Young Nero<\/a> by Margaret George, and following chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1509840230\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1509840230&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=c55d81eb6aabfcfd7ef0a9ecca19c098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Splendour before the Dark<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/B06XRDSLJC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=B06XRDSLJC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=3932a07a3c2038bcb3364f424caad170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient Rome Handbook<\/a>, by Luisa Maesano<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1732958505\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1732958505&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=e4d686d28ea88bc534d1004bb1157709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antonius Son of Rome<\/a>, by Brook Allen and following chapters of the trilogy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1844134091\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1844134091&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=85c0db9ccf0ae05b36dff2175d2d52af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The families who made Rome<\/a> by Anthony Majanlahti<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/1844139328\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=1844139328&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=7c6cf5b4e14925986dfda0451da92cc3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelangelo and the Pope&#8217;s Ceiling<\/a> by King Ross<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/0099416271\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=0099416271&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=8c36f7687a5b29273013f16e9e8561a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Agony and the Ecstasy<\/a> by Irving Stone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/B00192MNO4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=B00192MNO4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=1cea87d329b2c9fe5d8f7df6b10bb6f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini and the rivalry that transformed Rome<\/a> by Jake Morrissey<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"bookAuthors\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"authorName__container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/022605523X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=022605523X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=e20139b93aa397eac61b718df0cd943c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernini: his Life and his Rome<\/a> by Franco Mormando<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are travelling \u00a0to <strong>Rome with your kids<\/strong>, it&#8217;s a good idea to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/gp\/product\/098922676X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=3414&amp;creative=21718&amp;creativeASIN=098922676X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=silviaprosper-21&amp;linkId=5928b6663301890a41444bf5f7903d4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission Rome<\/a> by Catherine Aragon, an active booklet offering the chance to transform your Roman Holiday into a scavenger hunt! We will be very happy to play and help your children in their mission during our tours. Let us know in your mail if you wish to play this game and we&#8217;ll plan the perfect itinerary to cover most of the sites included in the hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, if you are planning a deep or long exploration in Rome, or if you have already been and want to visit again and go beyond the &#8220;biggies&#8221;, I recently wrote a book with Bill Richards: <a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?project=the-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;103 Other Adventures in and around Rome&#8221;<\/a>, available on paperback and ebook!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[revised January 2026]\u00a0 When you prepare a trip to Rome, or on the opposite situation, when you \u00a0are leaving Rome after an intense holiday, you usually want to know more! We are often asked for good reads to deepen your knowledge about this incredible city. So here are some suggestions for you: SPQR: a History [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-on-your-own"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3567"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6190,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3567\/revisions\/6190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}