Best Books of the Ancient World

101.
The Upanishads
The Upanishads
by: Anonymous
4.25 avg rating β€” 17,327 ratings
102.
Archilochus, Sappho, Alkman: Three Lyric Poets of the Seventh Century B.C.
Archilochus, Sappho, Alkman: Three Lyric Poets of the Seventh Century B.C. 4.14 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
103.
Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
by: Aeschylus
3.84 avg rating β€” 22,029 ratings
104.
The Library of Greek Mythology
The Library of Greek Mythology 3.91 avg rating β€” 2,413 ratings
105.
The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives
The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives
by: Plutarch
4.14 avg rating β€” 2,878 ratings
106.
Herakles
Herakles
by: Euripides
3.88 avg rating β€” 1,783 ratings
107.
The Phoenician Women
The Phoenician Women
by: Euripides
3.71 avg rating β€” 756 ratings
108.
Four Comedies
Four Comedies
by: Plautus
3.73 avg rating β€” 585 ratings
109.
Iphigenia in Aulis (Plays for Performance Series)
Iphigenia in Aulis (Plays for Performance Series)
by: Euripides
4.02 avg rating β€” 6,063 ratings
110.
Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of the History of Creation
Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of the History of Creation
by: Unknown
3.83 avg rating β€” 1,643 ratings
111.
The Epic of Atrahasis
The Epic of Atrahasis
by: Anonymous
3.76 avg rating β€” 169 ratings
112.
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others
Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others 4.01 avg rating β€” 2,700 ratings
113.
Orestes
Orestes
by: Euripides
3.94 avg rating β€” 2,313 ratings
114.
Greek Lives
Greek Lives
by: Plutarch
4.05 avg rating β€” 691 ratings
115.
De Anima
De Anima
by: Aristotle
4.03 avg rating β€” 6,549 ratings
116.
Princess, Priestess, Poet: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna
Princess, Priestess, Poet: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna 4.19 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
117.
The Metaphysics
The Metaphysics
by: Aristotle
4.07 avg rating β€” 17,692 ratings
118.
Martial's Epigrams: A Selection
Martial's Epigrams: A Selection 3.66 avg rating β€” 143 ratings
119.
The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
by: Qu Yuan
4.06 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
120.
Makers of Rome
Makers of Rome
by: Plutarch
4.19 avg rating β€” 2,169 ratings
121.
The Jugurthine War / The Conspiracy of Catiline
The Jugurthine War / The Conspiracy of Catiline
by: Sallust
3.84 avg rating β€” 2,678 ratings
122.
The Life of Moses
The Life of Moses 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,194 ratings
123.
The Nag Hammadi Library
The Nag Hammadi Library 4.21 avg rating β€” 3,796 ratings
124.
The History of Alexander
The History of Alexander 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,252 ratings
125.
Timaeus and Critias
Timaeus and Critias
by: Plato
3.84 avg rating β€” 2,083 ratings
125.
The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry
The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry 3.97 avg rating β€” 289 ratings
127.
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
127.
Euclid's Elements
Euclid's Elements
by: Euclid
4.32 avg rating β€” 3,330 ratings
129.
The Odes
The Odes
by: Pindar
3.85 avg rating β€” 1,595 ratings
129.
Trojan Women
Trojan Women
by: Seneca
3.98 avg rating β€” 610 ratings
131.
Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty
Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty
by: Sima Qian
4.34 avg rating β€” 211 ratings
132.
Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty II
Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty II
by: Sima Qian
4.29 avg rating β€” 73 ratings
133.
Enchiridion
Enchiridion
by: Epictetus
4.25 avg rating β€” 34,668 ratings
134.
The Suppliants
The Suppliants
by: Aeschylus
3.42 avg rating β€” 1,879 ratings
135.
The Enneads
The Enneads
by: Plotinus
4.07 avg rating β€” 3,123 ratings
135.
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts 3.88 avg rating β€” 80 ratings
137.
Heroides
Heroides
by: Ovid
4.12 avg rating β€” 3,717 ratings
138.
Xunzi: Basic Writings
Xunzi: Basic Writings
by: Xun Kuang
3.74 avg rating β€” 167 ratings
139.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating β€” 10,948 ratings
140.
Andromache
Andromache
by: Euripides
3.84 avg rating β€” 1,786 ratings
140.
Ion
Ion
by: Euripides
3.71 avg rating β€” 1,066 ratings
142.
Oedipus
Oedipus
by: Seneca
3.73 avg rating β€” 506 ratings
143.
Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings
Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings
by: Han Fei
4.03 avg rating β€” 301 ratings
143.
The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant (Griffith Institute Publications)
The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant (Griffith Institute Publications)
by: Unknown
3.66 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
145.
On Anger
On Anger
by: Seneca
4.21 avg rating β€” 1,747 ratings
146.
The Misadventures of Wenamun
The Misadventures of Wenamun
by: Anonymous
3.08 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
147.
The Cyclops, by Euripides - A One Act Play
The Cyclops, by Euripides - A One Act Play
by: Euripides
3.58 avg rating β€” 1,384 ratings
148.
On the Republic / On the Laws
On the Republic / On the Laws 3.89 avg rating β€” 2,698 ratings
148.
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya 4.65 avg rating β€” 392 ratings
148.
Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)
by: Aeschylus
3.84 avg rating β€” 4,905 ratings
151.
Selected Political Speeches
Selected Political Speeches 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,686 ratings
151.
The Tale of the Two Brothers
The Tale of the Two Brothers
by: Unknown
3.82 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
153.
Hippolytus
Hippolytus
by: Euripides
3.81 avg rating β€” 6,809 ratings
154.
The Greek Alexander Romance
The Greek Alexander Romance 3.62 avg rating β€” 540 ratings
155.
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings 4.51 avg rating β€” 5,517 ratings
156.
The Collected Dialogues
The Collected Dialogues 4.43 avg rating β€” 781 ratings
157.
Daphnis and Chloe
Daphnis and Chloe
by: Longus
3.80 avg rating β€” 5,582 ratings
158.
The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus
The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,586 ratings
159.
Helen
Helen
by: Euripides
3.82 avg rating β€” 2,757 ratings
160.
The Libation Bearers (Oresteia, #2)
The Libation Bearers (Oresteia, #2)
by: Aeschylus
3.81 avg rating β€” 3,908 ratings
160.
Elegies
Elegies 3.94 avg rating β€” 715 ratings
162.
Discourses and Selected Writings
Discourses and Selected Writings
by: Epictetus
4.41 avg rating β€” 10,864 ratings
163.
Leucippe and Clitophon
Leucippe and Clitophon 3.66 avg rating β€” 520 ratings
164.
Hippocratic Writings
Hippocratic Writings 3.61 avg rating β€” 365 ratings
165.
The Greek Anthology: And Other Ancient Greek Epigrams
The Greek Anthology: And Other Ancient Greek Epigrams
by: Peter Jay
4.26 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
166.
Meno
Meno
by: Plato
3.93 avg rating β€” 9,939 ratings
167.
Euthyphro
Euthyphro
by: Plato
3.95 avg rating β€” 9,932 ratings
168.
The Nature of the Gods
The Nature of the Gods 3.83 avg rating β€” 1,184 ratings
169.
1 Kings (Bible, #11)
1 Kings (Bible, #11)
by: Anonymous
4.49 avg rating β€” 1,061 ratings
170.
The Comedies
The Comedies
by: Terence
3.79 avg rating β€” 1,379 ratings
171.
Euthyphro
Euthyphro
by: Plato
3.95 avg rating β€” 9,932 ratings
172.
The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha: The Mahanipata of the JātakatthavaαΉ‡αΉ‡anā, Volume One
The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha: The Mahanipata of the JātakatthavaαΉ‡αΉ‡anā, Volume One really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
172.
The Works of Josephus
The Works of Josephus 4.19 avg rating β€” 2,519 ratings
172.
The Public Orations of Demosthenes, Volume 1
The Public Orations of Demosthenes, Volume 1 3.67 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
172.
The Amarna Letters
The Amarna Letters 4.09 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
172.
Raven: Roman over een jagerszoon in het stenen tijdperk
Raven: Roman over een jagerszoon in het stenen tijdperk 3.96 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
177.
On The Natural Faculties
On The Natural Faculties
by: Galen
3.04 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
177.
The History of Rome, Books 6-10: Rome and Italy
The History of Rome, Books 6-10: Rome and Italy
by: Livy
4.15 avg rating β€” 1,508 ratings
177.
An Ethiopian Romance
An Ethiopian Romance 3.56 avg rating β€” 730 ratings
180.
On the Incarnation
On the Incarnation 4.35 avg rating β€” 14,570 ratings
180.
The Acharnians
The Acharnians 3.41 avg rating β€” 1,033 ratings
180.
On the Incarnation with Against the Heathen
On the Incarnation with Against the Heathen 4.38 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
183.
Hecuba
Hecuba
by: Euripides
3.99 avg rating β€” 2,985 ratings
183.
Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating β€” 71,259 ratings
185.
Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus
Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus
by: Xenophon
4.13 avg rating β€” 1,811 ratings
185.
Manetho
Manetho
by: Manetho
3.91 avg rating β€” 44 ratings
187.
The Phoenissae
The Phoenissae
by: Euripides
3.71 avg rating β€” 756 ratings
188.
The Fragments of Empedocles
The Fragments of Empedocles 3.64 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
189.
Posthomerica
Posthomerica 3.98 avg rating β€” 644 ratings
190.
Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus
Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus 4.16 avg rating β€” 621 ratings
190.
Rhesos
Rhesos
by: Euripides
3.28 avg rating β€” 583 ratings
192.
The Essential Epicurus
The Essential Epicurus
by: Epicurus
3.90 avg rating β€” 1,214 ratings
192.
The Art of Horsemanship
The Art of Horsemanship
by: Xenophon
4.08 avg rating β€” 550 ratings
194.
The Plays and Fragments
The Plays and Fragments
by: Menander
3.56 avg rating β€” 753 ratings
194.
Of Human Freedom
Of Human Freedom
by: Epictetus
4.17 avg rating β€” 1,121 ratings
196.
On Old Age, On Friendship & On Divination
On Old Age, On Friendship & On Divination 4.10 avg rating β€” 567 ratings
196.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers 4.11 avg rating β€” 722 ratings
198.
Pancatantra
Pancatantra 4.07 avg rating β€” 6,486 ratings
198.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,764 ratings
200.
Thyestes
Thyestes
by: Seneca
3.74 avg rating β€” 860 ratings
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