Books by Thomas Grünewald
Bandits in the Roman Empire
by Thomas Grünewald
This is the most scholarly book I’ve chosen. It’s a little bit dry and dense but it’s a treasure trove of information on a special, very broad class of enemies within the empire that Romans called latrones. The term refers to outlaws, bandits, robbers, pirates, criminals, fugitives from the law, runaway slaves and any other rebels against Roman authority.
Interviews where books by Thomas Grünewald were recommended
The best books on Enemies of Ancient Rome, recommended by Adrienne Mayor
Stanford University classics scholar Adrienne Mayor says a comparison between Mithradates, a deadly enemy of the Roman Empire, and Osama bin Laden, who set his sights on the American Empire, is a tempting one.
