28 Best Ancient History Books of All Time
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Babylon
Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
by Paul Kriwaczek
SPQR
A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari
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Black Athena
The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization
by Martin Bernal
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I, Claudius
From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius
by Robert Graves
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African Dominion
A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa
by Michael Gomez
Death in Ancient Rome
by Catharine Edwards
Fire from Heaven
Alexander the Great, Book 1
by Mary Renault
Mexico
From the Olmecs to the Aztecs
by Michael D. Coe
Myths from Mesopotamia
Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others
by Stephanie Dalley
Portraits of Livia
Imaging the Imperial Woman in Augustan Rome
by Elizabeth Bartman
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts
The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
by Bryan Sykes
The Age of the Parthians
by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
The Amazons
Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
by Adrienne Mayor
The Celts
A Very Short Introduction
by Barry Cunliffe
The Eternal Army
The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor
by Roberto Ciarla
The Fall of the Roman Empire
A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
by Peter Heather
The Greeks and Greek Love
by James Davidson
The History of the Ancient World
From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
by Susan Wise Bauer
The Mind of Egypt
History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs
by Jan Assmann
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
by John Haywood
The Storm Before the Storm
The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
by Mike Duncan
The Symposium
by Plato
The Twelve Caesars
by Suetonius
Women in Ancient Greece
by Susan Blundell
Sources
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Top 10 Ancient History Books of 2020 | Video Review
wiki.ezvid.com
- 2
Best Ancient History Books
pennbookcenter.com
- 3
The 20 Best Books to Learn About Ancient History - Book Scrolling
bookscrolling.com
- 4
100 Must-Read Books about Ancient History
bookriot.com
- 5
The Best Ancient History Books—That Aren’t Just About Greece and Rome
explorethearchive.com
