Unit 6: Expanding Empires Novels and Chapter Books

List of reference books to go with Unit 6 of Big Ideas through History which covers Building Empires; Invasion and Conquest; Kings, Emperors, and Rulers; and the Roman Empire.

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Section 16:
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Expanding Empires
Section 17:
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Invasion and Conquest
Section 18:
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Kings, Emperors, and Rulers
Peoples VI:
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Roman Emprie
The Prince and the Kings: A Novel of Ancient Sumeria
The Rise and Fall of the Assyrian Empire
Ancient Anatolia: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor
Belshazzar: An Historical Novel About Ancient Babylon
Adara
The Horse on the Hill: A Story of Ancient India
Khu: A Tale of Ancient Egypt
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah
Amazon Lee and the Tomb of the Dragon King
Empire of Dust (Blood of Gods and Royals Book 2)
The Wadjet Eye
The Children of Jocasta
The Ides of April
Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona, A Young Slave
The Roman Mysteries Collection
The Bronze Bow
Mark of the Thief
Roman Trilogy
Gladiator Fight for Freedom
Escape from Rome
Maxat’s Roman conquest
A Roman Adventure (Histronauts)
Danger in Ancient Rome
Timeriders Gates of Rome
Time Train to Ancient Rome
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome: A Handbook for Time Travelers
Classics Illustrated The Aeneid
Meditations Illustrated
Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Illustrated)
The Letters of the Younger Pliny
The Annals of Imperial Rome
Medea and Other Plays
Classic Starts®: Roman Myths
Roman Gods, Heroes, and Mythology