Best Books on Ancient Greek History and Literature

1.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating β€” 494,588 ratings
2.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating β€” 1,156,519 ratings
3.
The Iliad / The Odyssey
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by: Homer
4.07 avg rating β€” 82,146 ratings
4.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating β€” 54,680 ratings
5.
History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War 3.94 avg rating β€” 39,936 ratings
6.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating β€” 220,178 ratings
7.
Mythology
Mythology 4.03 avg rating β€” 58,932 ratings
8.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating β€” 84,376 ratings
9.
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
by: Aeschylus
4.02 avg rating β€” 45,634 ratings
10.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
by: Ovid
4.10 avg rating β€” 76,392 ratings
11.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating β€” 170,448 ratings
12.
The Greek Myths: Complete Edition
The Greek Myths: Complete Edition 4.15 avg rating β€” 7,589 ratings
13.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating β€” 231,991 ratings
14.
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 4.41 avg rating β€” 19,793 ratings
15.
The Trial and Death of Socrates
The Trial and Death of Socrates
by: Plato
4.12 avg rating β€” 44,770 ratings
16.
The Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War 4.13 avg rating β€” 5,220 ratings
17.
Theogony / Works and Days
Theogony / Works and Days
by: Hesiod
3.76 avg rating β€” 15,865 ratings
18.
The Nicomachean Ethics
The Nicomachean Ethics
by: Aristotle
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 57,298 ratings
19.
The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
by: Sophocles
3.99 avg rating β€” 69,738 ratings
20.
Electra
Electra
by: Sophocles
3.82 avg rating β€” 13,851 ratings
21.
The Persian Expedition
The Persian Expedition
by: Xenophon
4.12 avg rating β€” 9,586 ratings
22.
On Sparta
On Sparta
by: Plutarch
4.12 avg rating β€” 1,918 ratings
23.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating β€” 52,370 ratings
24.
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West 4.17 avg rating β€” 11,228 ratings
25.
Homeric Hymns
Homeric Hymns
by: Homer
4.05 avg rating β€” 6,434 ratings
26.
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound
by: Aeschylus
3.93 avg rating β€” 20,795 ratings
27.
Poetics
Poetics
by: Aristotle
3.83 avg rating β€” 28,470 ratings
28.
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece
Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece 4.08 avg rating β€” 2,314 ratings
29.
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables
by: Aesop
4.05 avg rating β€” 128,585 ratings
30.
The Greek Way
The Greek Way 3.90 avg rating β€” 2,596 ratings
31.
A History of My Times
A History of My Times
by: Xenophon
4.03 avg rating β€” 3,304 ratings
32.
Οι γάμοι του ΞšΞ¬Ξ΄ΞΌΞΏΟ… ΞΊΞ±ΞΉ της Αρμονίας
Οι γάμοι του ΞšΞ¬Ξ΄ΞΌΞΏΟ… ΞΊΞ±ΞΉ της Αρμονίας 4.23 avg rating β€” 2,886 ratings
33.
The Symposium
The Symposium
by: Plato
4.09 avg rating β€” 85,837 ratings
34.
Bulfinch's Mythology
Bulfinch's Mythology 4.14 avg rating β€” 12,225 ratings
35.
Letters from a Stoic
Letters from a Stoic
by: Seneca
4.33 avg rating β€” 52,558 ratings
36.
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,805 ratings
37.
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Jason and the Golden Fleece 3.83 avg rating β€” 11,057 ratings
38.
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho
by: Sappho
4.43 avg rating β€” 20,759 ratings
39.
Ten Plays
Ten Plays
by: Euripides
4.14 avg rating β€” 2,312 ratings
40.
Greek Lives
Greek Lives
by: Plutarch
4.05 avg rating β€” 691 ratings
41.
The Campaigns of Alexander
The Campaigns of Alexander
by: Arrian
4.16 avg rating β€” 5,245 ratings
42.
Apology
Apology
by: Plato
4.19 avg rating β€” 63,740 ratings
43.
Thucydides: The Reinvention of History
Thucydides: The Reinvention of History 3.88 avg rating β€” 423 ratings
44.
The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives
The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives
by: Plutarch
4.08 avg rating β€” 1,964 ratings
45.
Four Plays: The Clouds/The Birds/Lysistrata/The Frogs
Four Plays: The Clouds/The Birds/Lysistrata/The Frogs 4.06 avg rating β€” 6,766 ratings
46.
Early Greek Philosophy
Early Greek Philosophy 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,519 ratings
47.
Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
by: Sophocles
3.75 avg rating β€” 15,983 ratings
48.
The Life of Greece (The Story of Civilization, #2)
The Life of Greece (The Story of Civilization, #2) 4.37 avg rating β€” 2,337 ratings
49.
The Collected Dialogues
The Collected Dialogues 4.43 avg rating β€” 781 ratings
50.
Politics
Politics
by: Aristotle
3.98 avg rating β€” 41,879 ratings
51.
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter 3.75 avg rating β€” 3,340 ratings
52.
Electra
Electra
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating β€” 8,152 ratings
53.
The Life of Alexander the Great
The Life of Alexander the Great
by: Plutarch
4.14 avg rating β€” 2,878 ratings
54.
A True Story: Parallel English and Greek
A True Story: Parallel English and Greek 3.80 avg rating β€” 1,890 ratings
55.
Lysistrata and Other Plays
Lysistrata and Other Plays 3.87 avg rating β€” 52,370 ratings
56.
Enchiridion
Enchiridion
by: Epictetus
4.25 avg rating β€” 34,662 ratings
57.
Sappho's Lyre: Archaic Lyric and Women Poets of Ancient Greece
Sappho's Lyre: Archaic Lyric and Women Poets of Ancient Greece 4.12 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
57.
Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy
Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy 3.94 avg rating β€” 295 ratings
59.
The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives
The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives
by: Plutarch
4.14 avg rating β€” 2,878 ratings
60.
The Essential Writings
The Essential Writings
by: Epictetus
4.22 avg rating β€” 218 ratings
60.
Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation
Women's Life in Greece and Rome: A Source Book in Translation 4.04 avg rating β€” 326 ratings
62.
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code 4.01 avg rating β€” 3,647 ratings
63.
The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy
The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy 4.23 avg rating β€” 511 ratings
64.
Sappho
Sappho
by: Sappho
4.20 avg rating β€” 7,065 ratings
65.
The Greeks
The Greeks really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1,235 ratings
66.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece 3.94 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
67.
Prometheus Bound and Other Plays
Prometheus Bound and Other Plays
by: Aeschylus
3.99 avg rating β€” 8,681 ratings
68.
The Bacchae
The Bacchae
by: Euripides
3.93 avg rating β€” 24,372 ratings
69.
Early Greek Philosophy
Early Greek Philosophy 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,519 ratings
70.
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire 4.28 avg rating β€” 2,763 ratings
70.
Shit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me!
Shit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me! 4.14 avg rating β€” 297 ratings
72.
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra 4.23 avg rating β€” 50,384 ratings
73.
Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle
Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle 4.12 avg rating β€” 551 ratings
74.
Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation
Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation 4.43 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
75.
A History of Philosophy Vol. 1 Greek, Roman, and Medieval
A History of Philosophy Vol. 1 Greek, Roman, and Medieval 4.36 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
75.
The Spartans: The World of the Warrior - Heroes of Ancient Greece, From Utopia to Crisis and Collapse
The Spartans: The World of the Warrior - Heroes of Ancient Greece, From Utopia to Crisis and Collapse 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,023 ratings
77.
Famous Men of Greece
Famous Men of Greece 3.80 avg rating β€” 175 ratings
78.
Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation, Vol 2
Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation, Vol 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
79.
A History of Western Philosophy, Volume 1: The Classical Mind
A History of Western Philosophy, Volume 1: The Classical Mind 4.20 avg rating β€” 183 ratings
80.
The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone
The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone 3.94 avg rating β€” 2,801 ratings
81.
The Founders of the Western World: A History of Greece and Rome
The Founders of the Western World: A History of Greece and Rome 3.61 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
82.
Exploring the World of the Ancient Greeks
Exploring the World of the Ancient Greeks 3.71 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
83.
The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece-and Western Civilization
The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece-and Western Civilization 4.09 avg rating β€” 1,116 ratings
84.
The Parthenon Enigma
The Parthenon Enigma 4.09 avg rating β€” 399 ratings
85.
The Seven Against Thebes
The Seven Against Thebes
by: Aeschylus
3.72 avg rating β€” 3,770 ratings
86.
The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War 3.94 avg rating β€” 438 ratings
87.
Thermopylae: The Battle for the West
Thermopylae: The Battle for the West 4.14 avg rating β€” 986 ratings
88.
Economy and Society in Ancient Greece
Economy and Society in Ancient Greece 3.42 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
89.
Slavery in Ancient Greece
Slavery in Ancient Greece 3.50 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
90.
Poems
Poems
by: Sappho
4.17 avg rating β€” 10,969 ratings
91.
Tales of Ancient Greece
Tales of Ancient Greece 4.16 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
92.
Early Greek Thinking: The Dawn of Western Philosophy
Early Greek Thinking: The Dawn of Western Philosophy 4.25 avg rating β€” 133 ratings
93.
Athens and the Greek Miracle
Athens and the Greek Miracle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
94.
Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
by: Plato
4.16 avg rating β€” 23,608 ratings
94.
Philoctetes
Philoctetes
by: Sophocles
3.89 avg rating β€” 4,936 ratings
96.
Greek Gods and Heroes (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Greek Gods and Heroes (Laurel-Leaf Books) 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,667 ratings
97.
Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle
Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle 3.99 avg rating β€” 154 ratings
98.
Four Comedies: Lysistrata/The Acharnians/The Congresswomen/The Frogs
Four Comedies: Lysistrata/The Acharnians/The Congresswomen/The Frogs 3.86 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
99.
Poems and Fragments
Poems and Fragments
by: Sappho
4.17 avg rating β€” 10,969 ratings
100.
The Library of Greek Mythology
The Library of Greek Mythology 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,413 ratings
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