 | Roman Cookery: Ancient Recipes for Modern Kitchens by Mark Grant
Buy used from: $12.29 My odds-on favourite for recreating ancient Roman "everyday" cuisine, from non-Apician primary sources. Easy to use, delicious results.
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 | Empire of Pleasures: Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman World by Andrew Dalby
Buy new: $105.00 / Used from: $18.99 Liberal use of quotations from ancient authors make this delightful reading.
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 | The Classical Cookbook by Andrew Dalby
Buy used from: $18.10 A great accompaniment to Grant's book, this combines both history and recipes for satisfying results.
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 | A Taste of Ancient Rome by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa
Buy new: $12.52 / Used from: $8.25 Nicely translated and illustrated from Apicius, not necessarily the recipes I choose to cook.
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 | Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire
Buy new: $19.75 / Used from: $10.47 A compendium of essays on some of the more interesting aspects of Roman daily life.
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 | Daily Life in Ancient Rome : The People and the City at the Height of the Empire by Jerome Carcopino
Buy new: $14.82 / Used from: $0.01 Written in the middle of the last century, but still one of my favourites.
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 | As The Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History
Buy new: $42.09 / Used from: $21.86 Simply indispensible, filled with wonderful primary source quotations.
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 | The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration by John R. Clarke
Buy new: $32.61 / Used from: $19.45 Much more than mere description of rooms, artistic styles and floor plans, it includes valuable information on Roman's spiritual and ritual lives.
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 | Ancient Roman Gardens by Linda Farrar
Buy used from: $61.13 Curious about Roman's kitchen gardens or formal villa gardens? This is your resource - a wonderfully researched book.
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