Best Novels Set in the Ancient World

1.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,596 ratings
2.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,159 ratings
3.
Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating — 51,564 ratings
4.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 10,894 ratings
5.
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 10,100 ratings
6.
Fire from Heaven
Fire from Heaven 3.96 avg rating — 10,013 ratings
7.
The Secret Magdalene
The Secret Magdalene 4.14 avg rating — 4,706 ratings
8.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti 4.09 avg rating — 40,479 ratings
9.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,114 ratings
10.
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 23,948 ratings
11.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,941 ratings
12.
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy 3.95 avg rating — 11,992 ratings
13.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
14.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,175 ratings
15.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,597 ratings
16.
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating — 42,069 ratings
17.
A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii
A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii 4.04 avg rating — 4,281 ratings
18.
The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2)
The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,161 ratings
19.
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 16,352 ratings
20.
Imperium (Cicero, #1)
Imperium (Cicero, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,317 ratings
21.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,007 ratings
22.
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 29,325 ratings
23.
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,512 ratings
24.
Lavinia
Lavinia 3.86 avg rating — 16,452 ratings
25.
I Am Livia
I Am Livia 3.97 avg rating — 12,145 ratings
25.
Child of the Morning
Child of the Morning 4.14 avg rating — 4,467 ratings
27.
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,804 ratings
28.
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 6,149 ratings
29.
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad 3.88 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
30.
Lustrum (Cicero, #2)
Lustrum (Cicero, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,806 ratings
31.
The Robe
The Robe 4.23 avg rating — 26,917 ratings
32.
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,602 ratings
33.
The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,343 ratings
34.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,531 ratings
35.
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
36.
Homer's Daughter
Homer's Daughter 3.78 avg rating — 1,034 ratings
37.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 4.03 avg rating — 37,351 ratings
38.
Roma (Roma, #1)
Roma (Roma, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 8,665 ratings
39.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde 3.75 avg rating — 7,062 ratings
40.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
41.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,371 ratings
42.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
43.
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,962 ratings
44.
The Assyrian
The Assyrian 4.26 avg rating — 1,471 ratings
45.
Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3)
Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 8,475 ratings
46.
Salammbo
Salammbo 3.73 avg rating — 6,389 ratings
47.
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
48.
The Last of the Wine
The Last of the Wine 4.05 avg rating — 6,305 ratings
49.
The Bronze Bow
The Bronze Bow 4.02 avg rating — 27,370 ratings
50.
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
51.
Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth
Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth 3.78 avg rating — 4,374 ratings
52.
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora 4.08 avg rating — 2,382 ratings
53.
Daughters of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #2)
Daughters of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 12,386 ratings
54.
Count Belisarius
Count Belisarius 4.02 avg rating — 2,831 ratings
55.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers 4.44 avg rating — 2,145 ratings
56.
The Sekhmet Bed (The She-King, #1)
The Sekhmet Bed (The She-King, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,154 ratings
57.
Lady of the Eternal City (The Empress of Rome, #4)
Lady of the Eternal City (The Empress of Rome, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 6,031 ratings
58.
Augustus
Augustus 4.25 avg rating — 18,604 ratings
59.
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5)
A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 3,930 ratings
60.
As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion, #3)
As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 45,983 ratings
61.
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3)
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 5,813 ratings
62.
The Praise Singer
The Praise Singer 3.97 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
63.
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2)
Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 6,507 ratings
64.
The Aeneid
The Aeneid
by: Virgil
3.87 avg rating — 139,132 ratings
65.
The Ides of March
The Ides of March 3.97 avg rating — 2,154 ratings
66.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating — 21,333 ratings
67.
Death Comes as the End
Death Comes as the End 3.85 avg rating — 26,779 ratings
68.
The Course of Honor
The Course of Honor 4.15 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
69.
The Eagle and the Raven (Volume 9) (Rediscovered Classics)
The Eagle and the Raven (Volume 9) (Rediscovered Classics) 4.19 avg rating — 1,813 ratings
70.
Becoming (Dancing with the Lion #1)
Becoming (Dancing with the Lion #1) 4.03 avg rating — 581 ratings
71.
Rise (Dancing with the Lion #2)
Rise (Dancing with the Lion #2) 4.24 avg rating — 283 ratings
72.
Hittite Warrior
Hittite Warrior 3.77 avg rating — 2,820 ratings
73.
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1)
A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1) 4.57 avg rating — 104,371 ratings
74.
Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating — 24,889 ratings
75.
The Twelve Caesars
The Twelve Caesars
by: Suetonius
4.02 avg rating — 22,150 ratings
76.
The Golden Goblet
The Golden Goblet 3.82 avg rating — 9,796 ratings
77.
The Blood Star
The Blood Star 4.47 avg rating — 776 ratings
78.
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece 3.88 avg rating — 3,021 ratings
79.
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Lord Meren, #1)
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Lord Meren, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,338 ratings
80.
Julian
Julian 4.22 avg rating — 7,986 ratings
81.
Spartacus
Spartacus 3.90 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
81.
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #2)
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 3,012 ratings
83.
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating — 1,748 ratings
84.
The Dream of Scipio
The Dream of Scipio 3.76 avg rating — 4,459 ratings
85.
Island of Ghosts
Island of Ghosts 4.19 avg rating — 924 ratings
86.
The Silver Branch
The Silver Branch 3.93 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
87.
The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4)
The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 3,510 ratings
88.
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1)
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 106,975 ratings
89.
A.D. 30 (A.D., #1)
A.D. 30 (A.D., #1) 4.16 avg rating — 8,305 ratings
90.
Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire, #1)
Under the Eagle (Eagles of the Empire, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 15,699 ratings
91.
Josephus
Josephus 4.39 avg rating — 396 ratings
92.
Druids (Druids #1)
Druids (Druids #1) 4.02 avg rating — 3,259 ratings
93.
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4)
The Iron Hand of Mars (Marcus Didius Falco, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 5,371 ratings
93.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by: Anonymous
3.75 avg rating — 114,160 ratings
95.
Barrabás
Barrabás 3.87 avg rating — 6,064 ratings
96.
The Last Legion
The Last Legion 3.82 avg rating — 7,052 ratings
97.
Daughters of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #3)
Daughters of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 1,807 ratings
98.
Eagle in the Snow
Eagle in the Snow 4.13 avg rating — 2,804 ratings
99.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge 3.69 avg rating — 13,136 ratings
100.
Song of Songs: A Novel of the Queen of Sheba
Song of Songs: A Novel of the Queen of Sheba 4.02 avg rating — 57 ratings
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