The Best Books of the 5th Century

1.
City of God
City of God 3.94 avg rating — 13,449 ratings
2.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy
by: Boethius
4.05 avg rating — 17,140 ratings
3.
The Confession of Saint Patrick
The Confession of Saint Patrick 4.19 avg rating — 1,045 ratings
4.
The Rule of Saint Benedict
The Rule of Saint Benedict 3.99 avg rating — 8,144 ratings
5.
Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating — 71,262 ratings
6.
The Trinity
The Trinity 4.35 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
7.
Shakuntala
Shakuntala 3.86 avg rating — 1,969 ratings
8.
Interlinear Latin Vulgate
Interlinear Latin Vulgate
by: Anonymous
4.23 avg rating — 52 ratings
9.
Orosius: Seven Books of History against the Pagans (Translated Texts for Historians, 54)
Orosius: Seven Books of History against the Pagans (Translated Texts for Historians, 54) 3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings
10.
The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, AD 430-476
The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, AD 430-476
by: Priscus
4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
11.
The Selected Poems
The Selected Poems 4.16 avg rating — 116 ratings
12.
On the Unity of Christ
On the Unity of Christ 4.34 avg rating — 653 ratings
13.
The Gospel Of Saint Mark In Gothic: According To The Translation Made By Wulfila In The Fourth Century (1882)
The Gospel Of Saint Mark In Gothic: According To The Translation Made By Wulfila In The Fourth Century (1882) 4.62 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
14.
Select sermons of S. Leo the Great on the incarnation
Select sermons of S. Leo the Great on the incarnation 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
15.
The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa
The Meghadūta of Kālidāsa 4.25 avg rating — 573 ratings
16.
Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)
Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series) 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
17.
Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa
Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa
by: M.R. Kale
4.18 avg rating — 302 ratings
18.
History of the Armenians
History of the Armenians 4.09 avg rating — 66 ratings
19.
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons
by: Liu Hsieh
3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings
20.
The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjam's Acta Martyrum Et Sanctorum, vol. 4 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 7)
The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjam's Acta Martyrum Et Sanctorum, vol. 4 (Christian Roman Empire Series, 7) 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
21.
The Life of Saint Augustine: A Translation of the Sancti Augustini Vita by Possidius, Bishop of Calama (Christian Roman Empire Series)
The Life of Saint Augustine: A Translation of the Sancti Augustini Vita by Possidius, Bishop of Calama (Christian Roman Empire Series)
by: Possidius
3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings
21.
The Saturnalia
The Saturnalia
by: Macrobius
4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings
23.
John Cassian: Conferences
John Cassian: Conferences 4.28 avg rating — 288 ratings
23.
Lettres à Olympias
Lettres à Olympias 4.37 avg rating — 101 ratings
25.
The Mountain Poems of Hsieh Ling-Yun
The Mountain Poems of Hsieh Ling-Yun 3.87 avg rating — 67 ratings
26.
Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
by: Macrobius
3.84 avg rating — 67 ratings
27.
The Retractions (Fathers of the Church 60)
The Retractions (Fathers of the Church 60) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
28.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine 4.06 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
29.
Raghuvamsam
Raghuvamsam 4.25 avg rating — 123 ratings
30.
The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions
The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings
30.
Shilappadikaram
Shilappadikaram 3.81 avg rating — 417 ratings
30.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating — 54,680 ratings
33.
Rutilius Namatianus' Going Home: De Reditu Suo
Rutilius Namatianus' Going Home: De Reditu Suo 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
33.
The Life of Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza
The Life of Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
33.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating — 232,010 ratings
36.
Poems. Letters: Books 1–2
Poems. Letters: Books 1–2 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings
37.
The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen: From AD 324 to AD 425
The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen: From AD 324 to AD 425 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
38.
A History of the Monks of Syria (Volume 88)
A History of the Monks of Syria (Volume 88) 3.52 avg rating — 33 ratings