Best Books on Ancient Greek History and Literature

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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great 4.32 avg rating — 5,450 ratings
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A War Like No Other: How the Athenians & Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War
A War Like No Other: How the Athenians & Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War 4.12 avg rating — 3,055 ratings
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Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens 3.90 avg rating — 575 ratings
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The School of History: Athens in the Age of Socrates
The School of History: Athens in the Age of Socrates
by: Mark Munn
4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Aristotle
Aristotle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Why Homer Matters
Why Homer Matters 3.89 avg rating — 1,836 ratings
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Comentarios al sueño de Escipión
Comentarios al sueño de Escipión
by: Macrobius
3.84 avg rating — 67 ratings
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The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World'
The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World' 3.82 avg rating — 410 ratings
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The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780-1910
The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780-1910 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings
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The Penguin History of the World
The Penguin History of the World 4.08 avg rating — 2,492 ratings
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The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome 4.11 avg rating — 6,406 ratings
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Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation, Vol 1
Paradise Rediscovered: The Roots of Civilisation, Vol 1 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Portable Greek Historians
The Portable Greek Historians 3.69 avg rating — 186 ratings
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The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes
The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles' Philoctetes 4.16 avg rating — 1,025 ratings
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Marathon: The Battle that Changed Western Civilization
Marathon: The Battle that Changed Western Civilization 3.83 avg rating — 305 ratings
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The Archidamian War
The Archidamian War 3.78 avg rating — 706 ratings
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The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life
The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life 4.01 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
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Protagoras
Protagoras 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Greek Lyric Poetry
Greek Lyric Poetry
by: M.L. West
3.86 avg rating — 490 ratings
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The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome (Hellenic Studies Series)
The Epic City: Urbanism, Utopia, and the Garden in Ancient Greece and Rome (Hellenic Studies Series) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
by: Aeschylus
3.84 avg rating — 22,029 ratings
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The Ancient Greece of Odysseus
The Ancient Greece of Odysseus 4.16 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable
Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable 3.90 avg rating — 3,607 ratings
123.
Hecuba
Hecuba
by: Euripides
3.99 avg rating — 2,985 ratings
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The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by: Euripides
3.88 avg rating — 12,271 ratings
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Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook
Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook 4.13 avg rating — 216 ratings
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Isocrates (Volume II)
Isocrates (Volume II)
by: Isocrates
3.90 avg rating — 67 ratings
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The Phoenissae
The Phoenissae
by: Euripides
3.71 avg rating — 756 ratings
129.
Antidosis
Antidosis
by: Isocrates
3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
130.
Iphigeneia in Tauris
Iphigeneia in Tauris
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 2,014 ratings
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Iphigenia in Aulis (Plays for Performance Series)
Iphigenia in Aulis (Plays for Performance Series)
by: Euripides
4.02 avg rating — 6,064 ratings
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The Echo of Greece
The Echo of Greece 4.03 avg rating — 426 ratings
132.
Orestes
Orestes
by: Euripides
3.94 avg rating — 2,313 ratings
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Alcestis
Alcestis
by: Euripides
3.85 avg rating — 4,823 ratings
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Iphigeneia in Tauris
Iphigeneia in Tauris
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 2,014 ratings
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Women in Ancient Greece
Women in Ancient Greece 4.09 avg rating — 106 ratings
136.
The Children of Heracles
The Children of Heracles
by: Euripides
3.26 avg rating — 746 ratings
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Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
by: Aeschylus
3.84 avg rating — 4,905 ratings
139.
The Presocratic Philosophers
The Presocratic Philosophers 4.16 avg rating — 120 ratings
140.
Ajax
Ajax
by: Sophocles
3.92 avg rating — 6,782 ratings
141.
Parallel Myths
Parallel Myths 3.78 avg rating — 1,002 ratings
141.
The Luck Bringer (The Luck Bringer Cycle #1)
The Luck Bringer (The Luck Bringer Cycle #1) 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings
141.
Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles
Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Greek Tragedy
Greek Tragedy 3.95 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Achilleion: A Neolithic Settlement in Thessaly, Greece, 6400-5600 BC
Achilleion: A Neolithic Settlement in Thessaly, Greece, 6400-5600 BC 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives
A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives 3.87 avg rating — 210 ratings
141.
A Hero's Welcome
A Hero's Welcome 4.51 avg rating — 57 ratings
141.
An Introduction to Greek Mythology
An Introduction to Greek Mythology 3.52 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Black Athena: Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Vol. 1: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985
Black Athena: Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Vol. 1: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985 4.10 avg rating — 550 ratings
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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 152,427 ratings
141.
Joey Kelly and the Astonishing Discovery of Veiled Lake (Joey Kelly Adventure Series Book 1)
Joey Kelly and the Astonishing Discovery of Veiled Lake (Joey Kelly Adventure Series Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
152.
The Greeks and the Irrational
The Greeks and the Irrational 4.20 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
152.
Homer's Iliad: The Shield of Memory
Homer's Iliad: The Shield of Memory it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Excavations at Sitagroi, a Prehistoric Village in Northeast Greece, Volume 1
Excavations at Sitagroi, a Prehistoric Village in Northeast Greece, Volume 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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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 — 1,116 ratings
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Hellenosemitica
Hellenosemitica it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides 4.38 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
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A Short History of Ancient Times
A Short History of Ancient Times 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
157.
Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks
Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings
157.
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity 3.99 avg rating — 1,574 ratings
157.
A Concise History of Greece
A Concise History of Greece 3.75 avg rating — 473 ratings
157.
Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore
Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore 4.18 avg rating — 1,440 ratings
163.
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Vol. 2: Ancient Greece and Rome 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings
163.
The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason
The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason 4.06 avg rating — 2,175 ratings
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The Fox
The Fox 3.67 avg rating — 55 ratings
163.
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
163.
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times 3.99 avg rating — 2,411 ratings
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The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy
The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy
by: Myke Cole
3.68 avg rating — 187 ratings
169.
The Story of Man's Early Progress
The Story of Man's Early Progress it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
169.
In Kithairon's Shadow: A Novel of Ancient Greece and the Persian War
In Kithairon's Shadow: A Novel of Ancient Greece and the Persian War 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
169.
A History of Greek Literature
A History of Greek Literature 4.36 avg rating — 83 ratings
169.
Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words
Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words 4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings
169.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
169.
The Birth of Greece
The Birth of Greece 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings
169.
The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks
The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon and the Greeks 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
176.
The Search for Ancient Greece (Discoveries
The Search for Ancient Greece (Discoveries 3.60 avg rating — 48 ratings
176.
Trying Neaira: The True Story Of A Courtesan's Scandalous Life In Ancient Greece
Trying Neaira: The True Story Of A Courtesan's Scandalous Life In Ancient Greece 3.65 avg rating — 104 ratings
176.
Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History
Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History 3.96 avg rating — 594 ratings
179.
Songs on Bronze
Songs on Bronze 3.66 avg rating — 306 ratings
179.
Los filósofos Griegos: De Tales a Aristóteles
Los filósofos Griegos: De Tales a Aristóteles 3.96 avg rating — 456 ratings
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The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story Of Homer's Iliad And The Trojan War
The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story Of Homer's Iliad And The Trojan War 3.96 avg rating — 1,846 ratings
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Hounds and Hunting in Ancient Greece
Hounds and Hunting in Ancient Greece really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
179.
The Vampire In Greece And Rome Of Old
The Vampire In Greece And Rome Of Old 4.12 avg rating — 8 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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El mundo de Odiseo
El mundo de Odiseo 3.90 avg rating — 1,097 ratings
185.
Homer the Preclassic (Volume 67)
Homer the Preclassic (Volume 67) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
185.
Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece 4.28 avg rating — 167 ratings
185.
Greek Religion
Greek Religion 4.24 avg rating — 699 ratings
185.
Ancient Greece (DK Eyewitness Books)
Ancient Greece (DK Eyewitness Books) 4.01 avg rating — 452 ratings
190.
The Constraints of Desire (New Ancient World Series)
The Constraints of Desire (New Ancient World Series) 3.57 avg rating — 42 ratings
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The Fall of the Athenian Empire
The Fall of the Athenian Empire 4.09 avg rating — 278 ratings
191.
The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games 3.76 avg rating — 418 ratings
191.
A History of Greece to 322 B.C.
A History of Greece to 322 B.C. 4.18 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction
Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction 3.40 avg rating — 774 ratings
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Greek Tragedies, Volume 1: Aeschylus: Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound; Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Antigone; Euripides: Hippolytus
Greek Tragedies, Volume 1: Aeschylus: Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound; Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Antigone; Euripides: Hippolytus 4.23 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece 3.79 avg rating — 205 ratings
196.
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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Greek Tragedies, Volume 2: Aeschylus: The Libation Bearers; Sophocles: Electra; Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris, Electra, The Trojan Women
Greek Tragedies, Volume 2: Aeschylus: The Libation Bearers; Sophocles: Electra; Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris, Electra, The Trojan Women 4.24 avg rating — 421 ratings
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The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out
The DIM Hypothesis: Why the Lights of the West Are Going Out 4.32 avg rating — 351 ratings
199.
The Interpretation of Architectural Sculpture in Greece and Rome (Studies in the History of Art Series)
The Interpretation of Architectural Sculpture in Greece and Rome (Studies in the History of Art Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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