Books for young people about Ancient Greece and Rome

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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 4.41 avg rating — 19,795 ratings
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,921 ratings
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The Greek Myths
The Greek Myths 4.15 avg rating — 7,590 ratings
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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
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Usborne Greek Myths For Young Children
Usborne Greek Myths For Young Children 4.16 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
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Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters 4.03 avg rating — 3,270 ratings
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The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1)
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,672 ratings
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The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
by: Aliki
4.14 avg rating — 791 ratings
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Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House, #16)
Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House, #16) 3.96 avg rating — 11,592 ratings
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Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors
Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors 3.85 avg rating — 4,208 ratings
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Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1)
Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 7,083 ratings
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Greek Myths
Greek Myths 4.03 avg rating — 275 ratings
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Mythology
Mythology 4.03 avg rating — 58,936 ratings
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Favorite Greek Myths
Favorite Greek Myths 3.99 avg rating — 1,218 ratings
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Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House, #13)
Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House, #13) 4.03 avg rating — 14,809 ratings
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Bulfinch's Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology 4.14 avg rating — 12,228 ratings
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The Gray-Eyed Goddess (Tales from the Odyssey, #4)
The Gray-Eyed Goddess (Tales from the Odyssey, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 433 ratings
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The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 3.63 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
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Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2
Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2 4.31 avg rating — 973 ratings
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Asterix the Gaul (Asterix, #1)
Asterix the Gaul (Asterix, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 31,627 ratings
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Return to Ithaca (Tales from the Odyssey, #5)
Return to Ithaca (Tales from the Odyssey, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 388 ratings
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The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy 3.93 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
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Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables
by: Aesop
4.05 avg rating — 128,590 ratings
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The Wanderings of Odysseus
The Wanderings of Odysseus 3.83 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
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Top Ten Greek Legends
Top Ten Greek Legends 3.93 avg rating — 318 ratings
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Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Tales from the Odyssey, #1-3)
Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Tales from the Odyssey, #1-3) 4.21 avg rating — 1,693 ratings
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Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders
Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders 4.04 avg rating — 367 ratings
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3) 4.54 avg rating — 46,263 ratings
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Ancient Greece and the Olympics (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #10)
Ancient Greece and the Olympics (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #10) 4.09 avg rating — 1,369 ratings
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The One-Eyed Giant (Tales from the Odyssey, #1)
The One-Eyed Giant (Tales from the Odyssey, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,023 ratings
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Hades: Lord of the Dead (Olympians, #4)
Hades: Lord of the Dead (Olympians, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 4,173 ratings
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Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians, #2)
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 4,274 ratings
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The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth 4.21 avg rating — 1,350 ratings
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The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2)
The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,358 ratings
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Ancient Rome and Pompeii (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #14)
Ancient Rome and Pompeii (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #14) 4.10 avg rating — 864 ratings
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The Raid on Troy (The Orfeo Saga, # 7)
The Raid on Troy (The Orfeo Saga, # 7) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Orchard Book of Roman Myths
The Orchard Book of Roman Myths 3.81 avg rating — 118 ratings
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DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Greece
DK Eyewitness Books: Ancient Greece 4.01 avg rating — 452 ratings
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The Tale of Troy: Retold from the Ancient Authors
The Tale of Troy: Retold from the Ancient Authors 3.79 avg rating — 853 ratings
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History News: The Greek News
History News: The Greek News 3.85 avg rating — 185 ratings
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The Mythology Handbook: A Course in Ancient Greek Myths
The Mythology Handbook: A Course in Ancient Greek Myths 4.24 avg rating — 262 ratings
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Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books)
Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books) 4.02 avg rating — 538 ratings
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Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods
Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods 4.43 avg rating — 95,673 ratings
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Pompeii: Lost & Found
Pompeii: Lost & Found 3.72 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Greek Myths
Greek Myths 4.20 avg rating — 571 ratings
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Augustus Caesar's World
Augustus Caesar's World 3.95 avg rating — 2,096 ratings
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A Child's Introduction to Greek Mythology: The Stories of the Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures (A Child's Introduction Series)
A Child's Introduction to Greek Mythology: The Stories of the Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, Monsters, and Other Mythical Creatures (A Child's Introduction Series) 4.33 avg rating — 181 ratings
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Greek Myths
Greek Myths 4.15 avg rating — 277 ratings
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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction 4.28 avg rating — 1,551 ratings
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The Roman News
The Roman News 4.07 avg rating — 161 ratings
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How People Lived in Ancient Greece
How People Lived in Ancient Greece 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run 3.84 avg rating — 200 ratings
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Asterix the Gladiator (Asterix, #4)
Asterix the Gladiator (Asterix, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 10,274 ratings
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The Final Battle (Tales from the Odyssey, #6)
The Final Battle (Tales from the Odyssey, #6) 4.09 avg rating — 344 ratings
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The Usborne Book of Greek Myths
The Usborne Book of Greek Myths 4.43 avg rating — 446 ratings
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The Usborne Book of Legends
The Usborne Book of Legends 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have 3.92 avg rating — 253 ratings
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Mythology (Ologies, #5)
Mythology (Ologies, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 1,628 ratings
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The New Windmill Book of Greek Myths
The New Windmill Book of Greek Myths 3.93 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,710 ratings
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We Goddesses
We Goddesses 4.16 avg rating — 126 ratings
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The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths, Retold
The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths, Retold 3.67 avg rating — 449 ratings
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Theseus (The Heroes, #3)
Theseus (The Heroes, #3) 3.61 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Perseus (The Heroes, #2)
Perseus (The Heroes, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Jason and the Golden Fleece
Jason and the Golden Fleece 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Atticus the Storyteller
Atticus the Storyteller 4.49 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Usborne Illustrated Stories From the Greek Myths
Usborne Illustrated Stories From the Greek Myths 4.28 avg rating — 451 ratings
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Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Icarus 3.76 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds
Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds 3.41 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Greek Heroes
Greek Heroes 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Hypatia: A bilingual children's book in English and Greek; the story of an inspiring woman, a philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and inventor
Hypatia: A bilingual children's book in English and Greek; the story of an inspiring woman, a philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and inventor it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Greek Gods And Goddesses
Greek Gods And Goddesses 4.22 avg rating — 158 ratings
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The Greeks on Stage
The Greeks on Stage really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Ithaka
Ithaka 3.73 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
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The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,804 ratings
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Greek Myths
Greek Myths 4.23 avg rating — 339 ratings
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The Lantern Bearers
The Lantern Bearers 4.12 avg rating — 2,800 ratings
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The Silver Branch
The Silver Branch 3.93 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
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Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome
Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome 3.80 avg rating — 44 ratings
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The Iliad and the Odyssey
The Iliad and the Odyssey 4.12 avg rating — 292 ratings
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Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet
Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet 3.63 avg rating — 150 ratings
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator! 4.02 avg rating — 533 ratings
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The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2)
The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,161 ratings
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Pompeii and Other Lost Cities
Pompeii and Other Lost Cities really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
The King Must Die (Theseus, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 10,102 ratings
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Cupid's Academy: Argus' Big Fat Greek Wedding Ring
Cupid's Academy: Argus' Big Fat Greek Wedding Ring 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Cupid's Academy: The Miseducation of Mergatroyd, Love God in Training
Cupid's Academy: The Miseducation of Mergatroyd, Love God in Training 3.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Oh My Gods! (Mythlopedia): A Look-It-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology
Oh My Gods! (Mythlopedia): A Look-It-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology 4.18 avg rating — 526 ratings
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Rome Antics
Rome Antics 3.95 avg rating — 291 ratings
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The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths
The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Groovy Greeks
The Groovy Greeks 4.06 avg rating — 4,073 ratings
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Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome
Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome 3.64 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Greece! Rome! Monsters!
Greece! Rome! Monsters! 4.16 avg rating — 55 ratings
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The McElderry Book of Greek Myths (Margaret K. McElderry Book)
The McElderry Book of Greek Myths (Margaret K. McElderry Book) 4.27 avg rating — 251 ratings
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey 4.17 avg rating — 320 ratings
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Strong Stuff: Herakles and His Labors
Strong Stuff: Herakles and His Labors 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Dictionary of Mythology: An A-Z of Themes, Legends and Heroes
The Dictionary of Mythology: An A-Z of Themes, Legends and Heroes 4.18 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes 4.41 avg rating — 52,347 ratings
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The Deadly Power of Medusa
The Deadly Power of Medusa 3.39 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings
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