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Ancient Books

Books selected for readers looking for ancient books.

33 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 470+ tracked lists·116% reader overlap with Rome Books

1. A Short History of Ancient Rome
Pascal Hughes
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2. Ancient Greece
DK, D.K. Publishing
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3. Ancient Rome
Nigel Rodgers, Hazel Dodge
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4. Ancient Rome
DK, D.K. Publishing
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5. The Romans
Edward J. Watts
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6. A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
Gareth Harney
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7. Ancient Rome
Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid
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8. National Geographic the Greeks
Diane Harris Cline
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9. Sparta
Andrew Bayliss
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10. Ancient Greece: an Illustrated History
Nigel Rodgers
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11. Persians
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Basic Books
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Shelf signal: Iranian History
12. Carthage
Eve MacDonald
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13. Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
Robin Waterfield
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14. Assyria
Eckart Frahm
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15. The Spartans
Paul Cartledge
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16. The Shortest History of Greece
James Heneage
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17. Famous Men of Rome
John Henry Haaren
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18. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1
Edward Gibbon
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19. The Athenian Army 507-322 BC
Nicholas Sekunda, Giuseppe Rava
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20. The Landmark Julius Caesar
Kurt A. Raaflaub, Robert B. Strassler
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21. Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus Flavius
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Shelf signal: Jewish History
22. A Sourcebook for Ancient Greek
John Tomarchio
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Shelf signal: Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
23. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 2
Edward Gibbon
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Shelf signal: Ancient Rome
24. Rome Resurgent
Peter Heather
Strong fit for this ancient list in the ancient rome lane.
Shelf signal: Ancient Rome