<human>:  What books should I read if I want to get a comprehensive understanding of Roman history?
<bot>: The History of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon 2 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire by Helen Stephenson 3 The Oxford History of the Roman World by John Boardman 4 Rome and the Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel 5 The World of Rome: An Illustrated History by Peter Connolly 6 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire by Simon Baker 7 A History of Rome by Mary Boatwright 8 The Cambridge Ancient History: The Roman Republic 133-44 BC by Tim Cornell 9 A Brief History of Ancient Rome by Paul Chrystal