Republican Rome Expansion - Any reading recommendations?

by mhelvetti

I'm currently in the second semester of my History graduation, and I have to both write an article and "teach" my fellow classmates about the expansion of Rome during the Republic (In the first semester, I did the same thing - but it was in a trio, so it was "easier" - with the Egyptian bureaucracy).

Btw, I have to prepare it based on a chapter of a book that my teacher gave us, so my focus will be the Roman institutions in the Republic era and the process of its expansion.

I've found some books, but I didn't have the time to read them. I trust you guys, so can you rate these books and recommend me more? Thanks!

TL;DR: I need books about the Roman expansion during the Republic, I have those so far:

  • The Beginnings of Rome, by Tim Cornell
  • The Day of the Barbarians, by Alessandro Barbero
  • Party Politics in the Age of Caesar, by Lily Ross Taylor
  • Roman Warfare, by Adrian Goldsworthy
Anredun

It's more pop history but Rubicon by Tom Holland covers this, and it's very entertaining to laymen to boot, might be useful if you need to learn this stuff for teaching.