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Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire

Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

Persians: The Age of The Great Kings

Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs): The Making of England

Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code

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Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3: Volume 3

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Killing Jesus: A History