Classical Antiquity
12. 
The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations
by:
Marcus Aurelius
4.28 avg rating — 320,718 ratings 
17. 
The Spartans: The World of the Warrior - Heroes of Ancient Greece, From Utopia to Crisis and Collapse
by:
Paul Cartledge
3.78 avg rating — 3,023 ratings 18. 
Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage
by:
James Cuno
3.43 avg rating — 178 ratings 
20. 
Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
by:
Richard Miles
3.95 avg rating — 4,528 ratings 22. 
25. 
Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
by:
J.E. Lendon
4.05 avg rating — 896 ratings 26. 
The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes
by:
Seamus Heaney
4.16 avg rating — 1,025 ratings 
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Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World
by:
Larry W. Hurtado
4.18 avg rating — 621 ratings 29. 
The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone
by:
Seamus Heaney
3.94 avg rating — 2,802 ratings 
31. 
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome
by:
Bengt Ankarloo
4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings 32. 
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
by:
James Davidson
3.90 avg rating — 575 ratings 
33. 
Greece Against Rome: The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC
by:
Philip Matyszak
4.20 avg rating — 210 ratings 
36. 
Aristophanes: Four Plays: Clouds, Birds, Lysistrata, Women of the Assembly
by:
Aristophanes
4.15 avg rating — 119 ratings 36. 
Metropolis and Hinterland: The City of Rome and the Italian Economy, 200 BC–AD 200
by:
Neville Morley
3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings 38. 
Gods, Heroes, and Monsters: A Sourcebook of Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Myths in Translation 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings
38. 
Hounds and Hunting in Ancient Greece
by:
Denison B. Hull
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 40. 
The Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx
by:
Jerry Toner
3.68 avg rating — 908 ratings 
42. 
How to Think about God: An Ancient Guide for Believers and Nonbelievers 3.60 avg rating — 387 ratings
43. 
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius 4.35 avg rating — 14,164 ratings
45. 
How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic
by:
Sextus Empiricus
2.92 avg rating — 159 ratings 46. 
How to Be Content: An Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess
by:
Horatius
3.53 avg rating — 245 ratings 47. 
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
by:
Edith Hall
3.67 avg rating — 1,670 ratings 
49. 
How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life 4.04 avg rating — 13,679 ratings
51. 
On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present
by:
Alan Ryan
4.19 avg rating — 652 ratings 
59. 
All Day Permanent Red: The First Battle Scenes of Homer's Iliad Rewritten 4.35 avg rating — 309 ratings
61. 
The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World 3.84 avg rating — 184 ratings
62. 
The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire
by:
Susan P. Mattern
3.82 avg rating — 179 ratings 63. 
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
by:
Sarah B. Pomeroy
3.99 avg rating — 1,574 ratings 64. 
Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns, and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World
by:
Vicki León
3.59 avg rating — 366 ratings 65. 
Classical Art: A Life History from Antiquity to the Present
by:
Caroline Vout
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 66. 
The Classical World: The Foundations of the West and the Enduring Legacy of Antiquity
by:
Nigel Spivey
3.60 avg rating — 98 ratings 67. 
Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present
by:
Erin L. Thompson
3.57 avg rating — 132 ratings 68. 
City of Demons: Violence, Ritual, and Christian Power in Late Antiquity 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
70. 
Flying Too Close to the Sun: Myths in Art from Classical to Contemporary
by:
James Cahill
4.37 avg rating — 49 ratings 
72. 
The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
by:
Catherine Nixey
4.07 avg rating — 6,286 ratings 73. 
74. 
The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
by:
Violet Moller
3.88 avg rating — 2,141 ratings 75. 
Know Thyself: Western Identity from Classical Greece to the Renaissance 3.72 avg rating — 151 ratings
76. 
Cities of the Classical World: An Atlas and Gazetteer of 120 Centres of Ancient Civilization
by:
Colin McEvedy
4.02 avg rating — 123 ratings 
78. 
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
by:
Simon Price
3.84 avg rating — 1,180 ratings 
80. 
Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome 3.80 avg rating — 44 ratings
81. 
The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World 4.24 avg rating — 172 ratings
84. 
Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, and the Antiquities Trade
by:
Neil Brodie
3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings 85. 
The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities--From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums
by:
Peter Watson
3.85 avg rating — 770 ratings 86. 
89. 
Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World
by:
Michael Scott
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 239 ratings 90. 
Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
by:
Roger Atwood
3.84 avg rating — 348 ratings 91. 
Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World
by:
Diana Preston
4.05 avg rating — 872 ratings 92. 
The Joy of Sexus: Lust, Love, and Longing in the Ancient World
by:
Vicki León
3.63 avg rating — 169 ratings 93. 
Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
by:
Sharon Waxman
3.95 avg rating — 1,964 ratings 94. 
Gifts from the Pharaohs: How Ancient Egyptian Civilization Shaped the Modern World 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
95. 
Historical Atlas of the Ancient World 4.000.000 - 500 BC
by:
John Haywood
4.25 avg rating — 61 ratings 96. 
The Road to Sparta : Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race
by:
Dean Karnazes
3.87 avg rating — 1,473 ratings 
98. 
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
by:
Adrienne Mayor
4.13 avg rating — 1,245 ratings 99. 
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
by:
Adrienne Mayor
3.86 avg rating — 1,108 ratings 