Novels like Han and Rome
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Han and Rome, best match first.
- 1 Chronicles of the Four Seas and Nine Provinces 四海九州录 The young Kuang Zhao's family fief is invaded by a foreign tribe. Burdened by a blood feud and hatred for his country, he is hunted by the enemy and flees into the mountains to hide. There, an earthquake reveals a mysterious underground palace, where he obtains equipment representing the Two Principles, Four Symbols, and Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions. From then on, he begins his rise from the ashes. Watch as the young man avenges his humiliation, conquers the world, and unifies the four seas and n 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Age of Empires: Rising from the Ranks as a Foot Soldier! 帝国时代：从小兵开始崛起！ Twenty years ago, Luo An left his rural home, dreaming of becoming a great general. Twenty years later, all he had to show for it was a little money and the lowly position of squad leader in a military regiment. In the end, he became a cold corpse on the battlefield... But for some reason, he returned to the past. “This time, I won’t aim to become a great general. I’ll become a ruler instead.” In his previous life, Luo An had set his sights on becoming a great general, but all he ever became was 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Your Majesty, Why Are You Plotting a Rebellion? 陛下，你何故谋反呀？ Sun Rong, the powerful minister who commanded the empire's armies, was lured into the palace and murdered by the emperor. Sun Meng, a descendant of the Sun family, had no choice but to raise an army to protect himself. He would storm the imperial palace and demand of the emperor, “Your Majesty, why have you rebelled?” 157Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Unify Latin America, Starting in 1775 从1775年开始，统一拉美 The year is 1775, the height of Emperor Qianlong’s reign. It is also the last golden age of agriculture in the Chinese Empire. As modern technology and industry begin to emerge, Britain is advancing with unstoppable force toward its greatest glory. That year, the North American colonies fire the first shot of resistance at Lexington, and a brand-new United States is about to step onto the world stage. At this crossroads in humanity’s fate, will the old empire cast the last rays of its setting su 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 With My Supermarket Dimension, I Can Naturally Unite the World 我有超市空间自然能一统天下 Li Siyuan works at a supermarket. After accidentally getting electrocuted, he transmigrates into the body of Li Siyuan, a county lieutenant in Qingping County of the Da'an Empire. The Da'an Empire is already deeply corrupt, and after three years of natural disasters, the whole empire can no longer function. Refugees rise up everywhere, and chaos reigns. The people in every region who can no longer survive raise the banners of rebellion, while powerful nobles proclaim themselves lords. When Li Si 142Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 6 Late Ming: I Can Spawn Endless Troops With Mount & Blade 明末：玩骑砍的我能无限爆兵 While playing Mount & Blade, Ma Yue unexpectedly transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty. He curses the heavens, only to suddenly realize that he seems able to spawn troops. Bang, bang! No need to say anything else. First, he kowtows to the heavens twice. 3.8kReads—Score249Shelves
- 7 The Chu-Han War 楚汉战争 When the First Emperor dies at Shaqiu, a conspiracy quietly takes shape, set to determine whether the wheels of the Qin Empire can keep turning. War erupts everywhere, leaving the common people devastated and the land soaked in blood. As heroes contend for supremacy, who can bring the dawn to humanity? With suffering everywhere and every trade in decline, how can the realm usher in the golden age of the Han? 4.8kReads9.0Score160Shelves
- 8 I Won't Take the Scholar Exam: I'll Lay Down My Brush, Join the Army, and Become a General 不考秀才，我弃笔从戎做将军 I am a young scholar from Qingshi Alley in Ping'an Town. I have no official title or powerful connections, yet I have stirred up the entire dynasty. 194Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 9 Grand General of the Cavalry 骠骑大将军 In the third year of Emperor Jing’s Later Yuan era, 141 BC, Su Ren arrives. He brings a new vision, one that could overturn the history of the Han Dynasty. Crushing the Xiongnu is child’s play, and bringing the southern tribes to heel takes no time at all. He can reach for the moon in the heavens and catch turtles in the depths of the five oceans. Wei Qing calls him “big brother,” Huo Qubing calls him “teacher,” and Crown Prince Liu Ju is his apprentice. When the mighty Emperor Wu of Han makes a 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Vast Sea of Stars 星辰浩海 Peng Yu accidentally activates the Three Lives Divine Stone on the day of an annular solar eclipse and transmigrates to Shenwu Star, a vast and magnificent world teeming with countless races and strange wonders. It is also the star system of Shenxiu, one of the seven White Tiger mansions in the west recorded in ancient Chinese texts, known to modern astronomy as Orion A. Thus begins his long journey: from an ordinary foot soldier to a legendary grand marshal, then from a novice in the art of cha 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 My Fiancée Married My Archenemy, So I'm Done Playing the Fool 未婚妻转嫁仇敌，这傻子我不装了 Special Forces king Chen Fan transmigrates into the body of an idiot from a duke’s household. From the start, his family is falsely accused of treason. His twelve elder brothers are killed, his grandfather is stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner, and his fiancée publicly breaks off their engagement to marry their enemy... In their darkest hour, twelve stunning sisters-in-law step forward and compete to look after Chen Fan, determined to ensure he continues the family line. The eldest 3.8kReads7.8Score726Shelves
- 12 Fight to the Bitter End 血战到底 Wang Shicheng and Zhang Haiqing, students at National Central University in Nanjing, bravely fought Japanese spies and criminal gangs while still in school. On the eve of Nanjing’s fall, their journey to Chongqing took one unexpected turn after another. Faced with brutal Japanese soldiers, cunning spies, shameless collaborators, and suffering civilians, where will they turn? Read on to find out! 1.3kReads8.8Score145Shelves
- 13 Back in the Warring States, I Became the King of Wei 回到战国做魏王 After King Hui of Wei passes away, the author becomes his son, King Xiang of Wei, Wei Si. With Qin stripping Wei of its western lands, Chu defeating it in the south, and Qi humiliating it in the east, how can he turn things around? To make matters worse, just then five states launch a campaign against Qin, and Qi seizes the opportunity to attack Guanze, a key stronghold in northeastern Wei. 521Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 14 A Lowly Soldier from the Start: I’ll Become an Emperor for the Ages Through My Reputation! 开局小兵：我靠声望成千古一帝！ [Alternate history · comedy · ruthless decisiveness · multiple heroines · farming · System] Modern young man Li Xiang is sent flying by a hundred-ton truck, then unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder foot soldier, “Li Ergou,” on a battlefield in another world. Just when all seems lost from the start, he awakens the [People's Reputation System]. The recognition or emotional reactions of others can be exchanged for anything! From then on, he fights his way through a chaotic —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 A Nightmare Start: My Grandfather Is Emperor Yang of Sui 天坑开局我的祖父是隋炀帝 Yang You was delighted to transmigrate as an imperial grandson. But being the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui meant things were doomed from the start. Yang You didn’t want to become Emperor Gong of Sui and die without even knowing why. How could he survive the chaotic final years of the Sui dynasty? Yang You was deeply troubled… The wheels of history rumbled onward, as one warlord after another took the stage: Li Mi, Yuwen Huaji, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Li Yuan, and many more… 732Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Horseback Hack-and-Slash, Starting with Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI 从三国志11开始骑马砍杀 Transmigrate into a game world and vie for supremacy. Obtain a custom Mount & Blade: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI MOD System, and keep strengthening and upgrading. Wage all-out war and fight for control of the realm. Meng Wu transmigrates into the game and obtains a custom Mount & Blade: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI MOD System. He keeps a low profile while building up his strength, recruiting troops, claiming territory, climbing the tech tree, and enhancing himself until he becomes a pe 737Reads6.0Score104Shelves
- 17 Another Possibility for Germany 德意志的另一种可能 205Reads6.6Score306Shelves
- 18 The Iron-Blooded Villain of the Southern Song 南宋铁血奸雄 I was merciful, yet I slaughtered and killed. I was foolish, yet I mastered the world. I was virtuous, yet I danced with demons. I was lowly, yet I ruled over all. 371Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 19 The Great War of the Novro Continent 诺夫罗大陆鏖战记 The world condemns the love between the male protagonist, Nian Hao, and the female protagonist, Yao Luoxuan, who are seventeen years apart in age. After a long, painful love affair, Nian Hao eventually dies of illness in Yao Luoxuan's arms, only to be unexpectedly reborn on the continent of Novro. Because of its unique environment and abundant resources, Novro is under attack by an allied force assembled by Earth. Determined to find Nian Hao after his rebirth, Yao Luoxuan allows herself to be us —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 20 The Warlord at the End of the Sui Dynasty 隋末枭雄 [Warfare and conquest] + [Court intrigue] + [No System] + [No harem] + [Transmigration] The Sui has lost its prize, and the heroes of the land are vying for it. In the ninth year of Daye under the Sui, Yang Xuangan’s rebellion at Liyang is defeated, and he dies. His friend Li Mi flees alone, a fugitive with nowhere to turn. Shen Yan, a modern archaeology student, unexpectedly transmigrates his soul into the body of Li Mi, fleeing through the final years of the Sui Dynasty, fourteen hundred years 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 A Foundation in Troubled Times 乱世基业 The empire is in chaos. Kings carve up the land, wars rage across the realm, western barbarians wait like tigers poised to pounce, and the cavalry of the steppe tribes runs rampant... The hundred tribes of the mountains raised a lone soul from another world. Now he has emerged into a land blanketed in the smoke of war. He guards the frontier, launches surprise attacks on barbarian camps, develops the wilderness, fights the steppe cavalry, clashes with foreign tribes, and matches wits with kings. 2.4kReads8.6Score153Shelves
- 22 A Lowly Soldier from the Start 开局是小兵 Xu Zhan was a hotel waiter in Longxing City. After an accident took his life, he was reborn in the body of a sixteen-year-old foot soldier in the Water Kingdom, in another parallel ancient world, and acquired a civil and military officials System… 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Colonial Warlord 殖民大军阀 Yang Yun is a modern-day mercenary who unexpectedly transmigrates to the body of a young man on a ship bound for South America during the late Ming Dynasty. Thus begins his new life, one that will reshape the tides of an era. 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 24 The Empire Has Split? No, I Must Reunify It! 帝国分裂了？不行我要统一！ My name is Li Ao. Now I've transmigrated, and I've become Leo. My father is an earl, and my uncle is the emperor of this country. I'd planned to keep my head down and grow in strength while getting a taste of noble life. But after an attack, everything changed… 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Eastward Advance: The German-Soviet War (1941-1943), Complete in Two Volumes 东进：苏德战争（1941-1943）（全2册） First published in 1964, The Eastern Front: The German-Soviet War, 1941–1943 was the first book to give readers a clear and detailed account of the bloody battles on the Eastern Front, the most important theater of World War II. It is a rare and remarkable work. The two-volume set begins on June 22, 1941, the day the Eastern Front opened with Operation Barbarossa, and continues through the defeat of Nazi Germany. It paints a sweeping panorama of war, from the strategic decisions of senior comman —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 26 Mount & Blade in Another World 异世界的骑砍 This story takes place in a fictional world resembling the late Middle Ages in the West. It follows a young man with a Mount & Blade-style status panel. “Imperial cataphracts, legionary infantry, Battanian Fian Champions, Khuzait horse archers... Heh heh, I'm going to give the nations of this world a thorough beating!” 3.4kReads8.0Score263Shelves
- 27 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: The Han Dynasty Is Back 五代十国：我大汉又来了 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: a century of darkness. Transmigrated into the body of a lowly soldier beneath Fengzhou City in the State of Qi. Would he be killed, or eaten? After awakening the Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord System, Liu Ling finally has the right to say: No! I will put an end to this chaotic era! 3.3kReads7.1Score212Shelves
- 28 Heroes of the Flames of War 战火雄魂 Two hot-blooded young brothers come of age in a time of chaos. After their homes are destroyed and their families killed, they flee in different directions and grow up apart: one joins the army, while the other becomes a bandit. Years later, they reunite on the battlefield against the Japanese... Great wars, massive armies, sweeping battle scenes, iron-blooded men and tender-hearted women: amid the flames and smoke of the war against Japan, a generation forges its heroic spirit and writes a trag 116Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 29 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and After My Business Failed, I Had No Choice but to Rebel 穿越古代，经商失败的我只好造反 Modern young man Li Qi accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. With the help of a System, he initially plans to make his way as a merchant. But as a farmer with no connections to protect him, he nearly gets killed for his money. If the merchant's path is closed, then I have no choice but to raise an army and rebel. In two and a half years, he overthrows the Dacheng Dynasty. In the year after founding his own kingdom, he subdues the northern nomads and wipes out his fishing-and-hunting neigh 446Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 30 Traces of Yin 殷迹 An account of travels from the Ming dynasty and a carved black bird statue from the Shang dynasty are unexpectedly connected, pointing to the secret behind the cycle of civilization’s destruction. As dark clouds gather and the prophesied apocalypse arrives, will the legendary guardian deity of humanity appear? 582Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 31 Transmigrated to the Northern Song, I Get a Million Heavy Cavalry Through Sign-In 穿越北宋，签到获得百万重骑 [Transmigration]+ [Sign-In]+ [Unify the World] Qi Xiao transmigrated to the second year of the Jingkang era in the Northern Song Dynasty and obtained a sign-in System. Congratulations, sign-in successful: reward, one heavy cavalryman! Qi Xiao: “Zhao Gou! Why did you rebel?” Qi Xiao: “There are a hundred different ways to write the word ‘hello,’ and none of them recognize one another. It's extremely inconvenient. Once I unify the world, I will abolish all those miscellaneous scripts and leave onl 13.4kReads7.3Score911Shelves
- 32 A New Era in the Far East, 1630 远东新纪元1630 My new work is out! You're welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 413Reads7.0Score115Shelves
- 33 Weapons Delivered from the Start: I Use Japanese Pirates as Test Subjects 开局送武器，我拿倭寇做实验 On the day I transmigrated, I caught Japanese pirates bullying my sister-in-law. The System popped up: [Option One: Swear brotherhood with the pirates. Reward: Japanese sword-drawing skills after two and a half years of practice] [Option Two: Pretend to be blind and run. Reward: One motorized tricycle] [Option Three: Rescue my sister-in-law. Reward: One pistol] I chose option three and shot a pirate dead. I thought I was on my way to the top of the world from then on... Until I ran into thre 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Hundred Battles 百战 On a battlefield thick with smoke, a group of brothers who grew up together forge an immortal legend with wills of steel. Their bond endures life and death, their loyalty never wavers. They charge into battle with blades drawn, fighting through bloodshed. Wherever their iron hooves tread becomes a glorious road to victory. Dust rises beneath iron hooves; determination is tempered amid clashing blades. This is the stage where heroes shine, and the rousing battle song of real men. 4.4kReads8.7Score443Shelves
- 35 Reborn in 1937: I Lead a Routed Army in the Defense of Nanjing 魂穿1937：我带着溃兵守南京 As the Japanese invaders' iron hooves trampled China's magnificent lands, as a million Nationalist troops at Songhu retreated from the front lines like a receding tide, the Chinese nation faced its most perilous hour. Nanjing, the capital, faced its most perilous hour, too. When the Nationalist high command and its elite troops chose to abandon the city, one Nationalist regiment commander, Song Shaojie, became the sole man to go against the tide of this rout, leading a band of scattered soldiers 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Beautiful Girl's Life in World War II 变身，美少女的二战生活 Gender-Bender + Single Heroine + History + A Touch of Angst + Sweet What is war? War is when a farmer's son travels thousands of miles to a foreign land to kill another farmer's son! An Wei was an ordinary person, but fate played a terrifying trick on her. When she woke up, she found herself on the European Eastern Front, a slaughterhouse in World War II, transformed into an ordinary German soldier. The world around her was engulfed in war, death stalked her at every turn, and every moment was s 13Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 37 Founding a Nation in Australia, 1796 在澳洲建国1796 [No transmigrators + the protagonist changes with the times + no System + historical fiction + not anti-Qing] “To keep all our efforts from going to waste, I've decided to found a nation!” Li Chen declared. “For our country, for our freedom, for our democracy, take up arms and defend our homeland!” Liao Caifeng cried. People are born free and equal, remain free and equal, and will always be free and equal. All power in the Federation belongs to the people. 23Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 38 A Military Enthusiast Transmigrates into a Chaotic Age: I Am the God of War 军迷穿越乱世我是军神 Xu Changfeng, a military enthusiast, transmigrates to the Yuanling Continent, a chaotic world torn apart by war among a hundred nations. Armed with military knowledge far ahead of its time, he commands troops like a god and crushes his enemies with overwhelming force, leading a million-strong army as he races down the path to conquering the world! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Great Qin: Starting as a Fearless Frontier Soldier! 大秦：从边疆一猛卒开始！ [No System + Military Merit and Nobility + Farming in the Later Stages + World Conquest] The Great Qin sweeps across the land, and the Six Kingdoms bow before it! The First Emperor ascends the throne, bringing peace to the realm and founding an unprecedented dynasty. Qin Chi, a soldier guarding the frontier, is reborn as the son of a deserter and has his land and home confiscated! Starting in a bitterly cold wasteland, Qin Chi vows to rise through military merit. He sweeps away the Xiongnu, conq 23Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 40 Fierce Zhao: From Breaking Out of Changping to Unifying China 悍赵：从长平突围到一统华夏 The ratings have just come in, and things are looking promising… Reborn in the Warring States era + war + power plays and diplomacy + court intrigue + defending the nation's borders + a Red Tide + love and hatred amid the flames of war History is just a backdrop. This is a different kind of story. The mighty Zhao has always been home to men of passion and song, who prize loyalty and righteousness above life itself. At the Battle of Changping, not one man retreated or surrendered. Not one soug 78Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 41 Reborn as a Warring States Overlord 重生战国当霸主 After waking up, Yi Hua finds himself the son of a lord in the small western state of Zhao. Powerful enemies menace the borders, while his brothers fight among themselves. In this age of fierce competition, how will Prince Yi Hua lead the weak state of Zhao to find its footing amid the turmoil and fulfill his ambition of making the nation prosperous and its people strong? “Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, all is Xia territory. That is my ambition!” “I will make it so th 15Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 42 Mount & Blade: Rising from a Mountain Ravine 骑砍，从山沟里开始发迹 In a dark age torn apart by war, the people have become little more than production assets for the nobility. Ruined farmland, rampant plague, and frontline soldiers with numb, expressionless faces. The entire continent lies shrouded in darkness, but Sargoth shines like a jewel. The flag of freedom flies high above the town gates. It is the banner of Lord Richard, a transmigrator. This is Sargoth, the City of Freedom. 110Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 43 A Steel-Strong Russia, and You Call It Flabby? 铁打的俄国，你说是虚胖？ I am the legitimate son of one of the Russian Empire’s most powerful aristocratic families. In my previous life, I watched the First World War erupt, the Romanov dynasty fall, and my homeland collapse, until I met a tragic end. Fortune gave me another chance before the war. Armed with memories of the future, I cut through the corruption and chaos at court, reformed the country’s ills, and put the army in order. I plan carefully at every turn, doing everything I can to avert disaster, save Rus 22Reads—Score118Shelves
- 44 The Yinglong Dragon Reborn 应龙再世 The Warring States era was the best of times and the worst of times. It was an age of light and an age of darkness! War, love, family, and friendship intertwine to compose a stirring song of the Warring States era! Horns blare and war drums thunder. Blood and brains fly as flashes of blades mingle with gleaming swords. Grand, spectacular battle scenes unfold alongside vivid and fascinating historical figures. The foremost young noble of the Warring States, Wei Wuji; the handsome Longyang Jun; an 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 An Age of Prosperity Forged with a Broken Blade 从一把破刀砍出的盛世 [Building a Dynasty + Developing a Faction + Military Spirit System] The demons are monstrous, feeding on humans. Barbarian armies invade, cruel and bloodthirsty. The moment Shi Wenyuan transmigrates, he finds himself on the battlefield between humans and demons, with the southern prefectures of Great Qian plunged into war. By killing enemy units, Shi Wenyuan can obtain military spirit fragments, which can be combined to create military spirits with miraculous powers. He can also grant these 269Reads7.7Score106Shelves
- 46 I, Kaiser Wilhelm, Will Never Surrender in 1915 我，德皇威廉，1915绝不投降 Song Xingxu, an engineering student, was hit by a truck and transmigrated to 1915. When he opened his eyes, he had become Kaiser Wilhelm II. Knowing every detail of history, he slammed his hand on the table and defied all opposition: advance east to crush Russia, hold the west against France, and bring down the ruble by printing counterfeit banknotes! Zeppelins blotted out the sky and sealed Britain off completely. He won over Lenin, backed Poland, and threw the Entente's backyard into chaos! He 188Reads5.9Score131Shelves
- 47 The Nine Li Pot, a Divine Artifact 神器九黎壶 This book is also known as The Slave-Master Emperor of Ancient Rome: A Slave Owner's Rise Through Scheming and Rivalry. Or perhaps: The Transmigrator Becomes a Slave Owner, Wins Over Octavian, and Competes with Caesar for Cleopatra. [Ensemble cast] [One transmigrator and his loyal followers conquer the world] [A slave owner who should have died in a slave revolt survives and fights his way to becoming their emperor] What do you do when one of the Ten Ancient Divine Artifacts, the Jiuli Pot, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Lone Light at Yumen Pass 玉门孤光 [No System] + [Hardcore Historical Warfare] + [Transmigration] + [Rousing] + [Political Intrigue] Chen Yuan, a top history student, has barely finished his thesis defense when he transmigrates to the blood-soaked ramparts of Shule City during the Eastern Han dynasty. The Xiongnu have the city surrounded, and food and ammunition are running out. The history books say that of General Geng Gong's defenders, only thirteen survived. He wants to lie low until the end, but a sharp-eyed young soldier fi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Emperor Has Just Stripped the Princes of Their Fiefs, and I’ve Raised an Army in Rebellion! 皇帝刚削藩，我就起兵造反！ An alternate history with no System or cheat powers, focused on strategy and warfare. A ruler vies for the realm, the nobles for territory, the scholar-officials for power, the people of the world for status, and the common folk for food and clothing. If you are not in their position, you cannot understand what they are fighting for. Become a feudal lord, and think you can live the carefree life of a prince? That is merely what you imagine you would do as a lord, because you are not in that posi 710Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 50 In a Women's Prison, the System Wants Me to Cultivate Immortality? 人在女子监狱，系统让我修仙？ [Divine Corruption + Anomaly Containment + Urban Supernatural Powers + Glitched System] Good news: I transmigrated, and I even got a System! Bad news: I’m in the modern world, while the System lives in a cultivation world! I’d only just transmigrated when I was thrown in prison as a suspect accused of more than a dozen murders. And they locked me up in a women’s prison? This bizarre System thinks the women’s prison is an immortal sect? It’s telling me to cultivate in prison? And the warden is my 249Reads7.9Score—Shelves
