{
  "id": 653627,
  "title": "Eight Books to Read If You’re Still Thinking About the Roman Empire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eight-books-to-read-if-youre-still-thinking-about-the-roman-empire",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:08:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/eight-books-to-read-if-youre-still-thinking-about-the-roman-empire/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Now that our president is minting gold coins with his face on them, building a triumphal arch, and sponsoring blood sport in the capital, it seems like a good time to read up on ancient Rome. That’s what I was",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}