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Roman

Ancient Rome's marble columns and philosophical wisdom come alive through stories of emperors, senators, and great thinkers who shaped Western civilization. These works explore timeless questions of virtue, power, and the pursuit of wisdom against the backdrop of the Roman Empire's grandeur and intrigue.

Roman Book Summaries

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon • 1788
4.25
1k+
History
Classics
Ancient History
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon 1788
4.25
1k+ ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb • 2005
3.57
13k+
France
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb 2005 198 pages
3.57
13k+ ratings
France
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Chercher Sam
by Sophie Bienvenu • 2014
4.34
4k+
School
Roman
France
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Chercher Sam
by Sophie Bienvenu 2014 172 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
School
Roman
France
The Parthian
by Peter Darman • 2011
4.26
1k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Roman
The Parthian Summary
The Parthian
by Peter Darman 2011 722 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Roman
La vie en vrai
by Emma Green • 2022
4.15
5k+
Romance
France
Roman
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La vie en vrai
by Emma Green 2022 486 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Romance
France
Roman
Our Song
by Dani Atkins • 2016
4.29
5k+
Romance
Chick Lit
Drama
Our Song Summary
Our Song
by Dani Atkins 2016 512 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Drama
Rubicon
by Tom Holland • 2003
The Last Years of the Roman Republic
4.23
28k+
History
Ancient History
Roman History
Rubicon Summary
Rubicon
The Last Years of the Roman Republic
by Tom Holland 2003 408 pages
4.23
28k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Roman History
Dirty Weekend
by Helen Zahavi • 1991
3.72
1k+
Feminism
Thriller
Crime
Dirty Weekend Summary
Dirty Weekend
by Helen Zahavi 1991 200 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Thriller
Crime
Fractured
by Dani Atkins • 2013
3.80
17k+
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Fractured Summary
Fractured
by Dani Atkins 2013 289 pages
3.80
17k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Là où je me terre
by Caroline Dawson • 2020
4.36
11k+
France
Roman
School
Là où je me terre Summary
Là où je me terre
by Caroline Dawson 2020 208 pages
4.36
11k+ ratings
France
Roman
School
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite
by Pierre Bottero • 2002
4.06
136
Roman
Childrens
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite Summary
Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite
by Pierre Bottero 2002 156 pages
4.06
136 ratings
Roman
Childrens
The Memory of Us
by Dani Atkins • 2024
4.18
2k+
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Roman
The Memory of Us Summary
The Memory of Us
by Dani Atkins 2024 464 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Roman
A Sky Full of Stars
by Dani Atkins • 2021
4.29
4k+
Romance
Contemporary
Roman
A Sky Full of Stars Summary
A Sky Full of Stars
by Dani Atkins 2021 349 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Roman
L'Avversario
by Emmanuel Carrère • 2013
3.99
51k+
True Crime
Crime
France
L'Avversario Summary
L'Avversario
by Emmanuel Carrère 2013 169 pages
3.99
51k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
France
Broken Glass Park
by Alina Bronsky • 2010
3.53
2k+
German Literature
Germany
Young Adult
Broken Glass Park Summary
Broken Glass Park
by Alina Bronsky 2010 221 pages
3.53
2k+ ratings
German Literature
Germany
Young Adult
A Fórmula de Deus
by José Rodrigues dos Santos • 2006
3.97
11k+
Thriller
Romance
Portuguese Literature
A Fórmula de Deus Summary
A Fórmula de Deus
by José Rodrigues dos Santos 2006 574 pages
3.97
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Romance
Portuguese Literature
La Faiseuse d'étoiles
by Mélissa Da Costa • 2023
4.31
4k+
France
Roman
French Literature
La Faiseuse d'étoiles Summary
La Faiseuse d'étoiles
by Mélissa Da Costa 2023 192 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
France
Roman
French Literature
Humus
by Gaspard Kœnig • 2023
3.60
1k+
Roman
France
Nature
Humus Summary
Humus
by Gaspard Kœnig 2023 384 pages
3.60
1k+ ratings
Roman
France
Nature
While I Was Sleeping
by Dani Atkins • 2018
4.20
4k+
Romance
Roman
Drama
While I Was Sleeping Summary
While I Was Sleeping
by Dani Atkins 2018 453 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Romance
Roman
Drama
Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer
by Morgan Rice • 2017
3.92
500+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer Summary
Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer
by Morgan Rice 2017 165 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Rebel, Pawn, King
by Morgan Rice • 2016
3.93
1k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Rebel, Pawn, King Summary
Rebel, Pawn, King
by Morgan Rice 2016 163 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Victor, Vanquished, Son
by Morgan Rice • 2017
4.04
500+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Victor, Vanquished, Son Summary
Victor, Vanquished, Son
by Morgan Rice 2017 170 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber • 1996
4.07
9k+
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber 1996 502 pages
4.07
9k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
Feuchtgebiete
by Charlotte Roche • 2008
2.88
12k+
Contemporary
German Literature
Feminism
Feuchtgebiete Summary
Feuchtgebiete
by Charlotte Roche 2008 224 pages
2.88
12k+ ratings
Contemporary
German Literature
Feminism
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
3.91
1k+
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
La Maison Summary
La Maison
by Yves Grevet 2008 246 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
De Camino
by Anya Niewierra • 2021
3.96
28k+
Thriller
Ebooks
Mystery
De Camino Summary
De Camino
by Anya Niewierra 2021 383 pages
3.96
28k+ ratings
Thriller
Ebooks
Mystery
Ruler, Rival, Exile
by Morgan Rice • 2017
3.96
500+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
Ruler, Rival, Exile Summary
Ruler, Rival, Exile
by Morgan Rice 2017 162 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Ebooks
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II
by Edward Gibbon • 1781
4.23
1k+
History
Classics
Roman
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II Summary
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II
by Edward Gibbon 1781 1024 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
History
Classics
Roman
Tiohtiáke
by Michel Jean • 2021
4.19
4k+
France
Indigenous
Roman
Tiohtiáke Summary
Tiohtiáke
by Michel Jean 2021 192 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
France
Indigenous
Roman
Spartacus
by Ben Kane • 2012
The Gladiator
4.08
3k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Roman
Spartacus Summary
Spartacus
The Gladiator
by Ben Kane 2012 448 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Roman
Le troisième mensonge
by Ágota Kristóf • 1991
4.04
7k+
Novels
Hungary
France
Le troisième mensonge Summary
Le troisième mensonge
by Ágota Kristóf 1991 192 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
Novels
Hungary
France
Stupeur et tremblements
by Amélie Nothomb • 1999
3.75
46k+
France
Japan
Contemporary
Stupeur et tremblements Summary
Stupeur et tremblements
by Amélie Nothomb 1999 187 pages
3.75
46k+ ratings
France
Japan
Contemporary
Als wir Schwäne waren
by Behzad Karim Khani • 2024
4.33
1k+
German Literature
Roman
Iran
Als wir Schwäne waren Summary
Als wir Schwäne waren
by Behzad Karim Khani 2024 193 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
German Literature
Roman
Iran
La Nuit des temps
by René Barjavel • 1968
4.02
17k+
Science Fiction
France
Classics
La Nuit des temps Summary
La Nuit des temps
by René Barjavel 1968 394 pages
4.02
17k+ ratings
Science Fiction
France
Classics
The Moon
by Océane Ghanem • 2025
4.67
500+
Romance
Queer
LGBT
The Moon Summary
The Moon
by Océane Ghanem 2025 700 pages
4.67
500+ ratings
Romance
Queer
LGBT
Métamorphose en bord de ciel
by Mathias Malzieu • 2011
3.64
3k+
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Métamorphose en bord de ciel Summary
Métamorphose en bord de ciel
by Mathias Malzieu 2011 190 pages
3.64
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Vatan yahut Silistre
by Namık Kemal • 1872
3.73
2k+
Turkish Literature
Plays
Turkish
Vatan yahut Silistre Summary
Vatan yahut Silistre
by Namık Kemal 1872 99 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Plays
Turkish
L'homme qui voulait être heureux
by Laurent Gounelle • 2008
3.84
11k+
Self Help
France
Philosophy
L'homme qui voulait être heureux Summary
L'homme qui voulait être heureux
by Laurent Gounelle 2008 168 pages
3.84
11k+ ratings
Self Help
France
Philosophy
Make Me Famous
by Maud Ventura • 2024
3.68
5k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Thriller
Make Me Famous Summary
Make Me Famous
by Maud Ventura 2024 352 pages
3.68
5k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Thriller
Hirošiman kukat
by Edita Morris • 1959
4.05
1k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
Roman
Hirošiman kukat Summary
Hirošiman kukat
by Edita Morris 1959 169 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Roman
Değişim
by Michel Butor • 1957
3.57
1k+
France
French Literature
Novels
Değişim Summary
Değişim
by Michel Butor 1957 320 pages
3.57
1k+ ratings
France
French Literature
Novels
Griffintown
by Marie Hélène Poitras • 2012
3.28
431
France
Read For School
Roman
Griffintown Summary
Griffintown
by Marie Hélène Poitras 2012 210 pages
3.28
431 ratings
France
Read For School
Roman
5150, rue des Ormes
by Patrick Senécal • 1994
4.08
6k+
Horror
Thriller
France
5150, rue des Ormes Summary
5150, rue des Ormes
by Patrick Senécal 1994 367 pages
4.08
6k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
France
La Nuit au cœur
by Nathacha Appanah • 2025
4.33
2k+
Roman
Feminism
France
La Nuit au cœur Summary
La Nuit au cœur
by Nathacha Appanah 2025 288 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
Roman
Feminism
France
El ancho mundo
by Pierre Lemaitre • 2022
4.08
6k+
Historical Fiction
France
Roman
El ancho mundo Summary
El ancho mundo
by Pierre Lemaitre 2022 592 pages
4.08
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Roman
Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi
by Laurent Gounelle • 2016
3.84
2k+
Roman
Self Help
France
Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi Summary
Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi
by Laurent Gounelle 2016 303 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Roman
Self Help
France
Lázár
by Nelio Biedermann • 2025
3.79
10k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Lázár Summary
Lázár
by Nelio Biedermann 2025 336 pages
3.79
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Le Programme
by Sandra Dussault • 2018
4.18
437
School
Science Fiction
France
Le Programme Summary
Le Programme
by Sandra Dussault 2018 437 pages
4.18
437 ratings
School
Science Fiction
France
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
by Orhan Kemal • 1954
4.21
1k+
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Roman
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde Summary
Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
by Orhan Kemal 1954 377 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Roman
Bloody Awful in Different Ways
by Andrev Walden • 2023
4.04
22k+
Swedish Literature
Contemporary
Roman
Bloody Awful in Different Ways Summary
Bloody Awful in Different Ways
by Andrev Walden 2023 333 pages
4.04
22k+ ratings
Swedish Literature
Contemporary
Roman
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