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Great Modern Fiction Set in the Ancient World - Page 2

Our recently retired English teacher considers the current popularity of the retelling of myths in contemporary fiction, and then expanded his focus to look at quality modern fiction that is set in the ancient world. Here are 101 novels and plays that treat ancient history and ancient myth seriously and are well worth reading. Our compiler has included works whose settings range from prehistoric times to the fall of Rome, and that encompass both legend and history.
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House of Names (Colm Toibin)
House of Names
41
Colm Toibin
I Claudius & Claudius the God (Robert Graves)
I Claudius & Claudius the God
42
Robert Graves
The Ides of March (Thornton Wilder)
The Ides of March
43
Thornton Wilder
Ilium (Dan Simmons)
Ilium
44
Dan Simmons
Imperium (Robert Harris)
Imperium
45
Robert Harris
The Inheritors, William Golding (1955)
The Inheritors, William Golding (1955)
46
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
47
Gore Vidal
King Jesus (Robert Graves)
King Jesus
48
Robert Graves
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
49
Mary Renault
The Last Days of Pompeii (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
The Last Days of Pompeii
50
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Michael Curtis Ford)
The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy
51
Michael Curtis Ford
The Last Legion (Valerio Massimo Manfredi)
The Last Legion
52
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Last of the Amazons (Steven Pressfield)
Last of the Amazons
53
Steven Pressfield
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
54
Mary Renault
The Last Temptation of Christ (Nikos Kazantzakis)
The Last Temptation of Christ
55
Nikos Kazantzakis
Lest Darkness Fall (L. Sprague De Camp)
Lest Darkness Fall
56
L. Sprague De Camp
A Man at Arms (Steven Pressfield)
A Man at Arms
57
Steven Pressfield
Man of Nazareth (Anthony Burgess)
Man of Nazareth
58
Anthony Burgess
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Rennault)
The Mask of Apollo
59
Mary Rennault
Masters of Rome Series
Masters of Rome Series
60
The Memoirs of Cleopatra (Margaret George)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
61
Margaret George
The Moon Riders (Theresa Tomlinson)
The Moon Riders
62
Theresa Tomlinson
Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing (Robinson)
Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing
63
Robinson
Murder at the God's Gate (Lynda S. Robinson)
Murder at the God's Gate
64
Lynda S. Robinson
Murder in the Place of Anubis (Robinson)
Murder in the Place of Anubis
65
Robinson
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
66
Olympos (Dan Simmons)
Olympos
67
Dan Simmons
Omar Khayyam (Harold Lamb)
Omar Khayyam
68
Harold Lamb
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
69
Margaret Atwood
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
70
Pillar of the Sky (Cecelia Holland)
Pillar of the Sky
71
Cecelia Holland
Pompeii (Robert Harris)
Pompeii
72
Robert Harris
The Praise Singer (Mary Renault)
The Praise Singer
73
Mary Renault
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Quo Vadis
74
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Rameses (Christian Jacq)
Rameses
75
Christian Jacq
Ransom
Ransom
76
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
77
Anita Diamant
The Robe (Lloyd Douglas)
The Robe
78
Lloyd Douglas
Roma (Steven Saylor)
Roma
79
Steven Saylor
The Roman (Mika Waltari)
The Roman
80
Mika Waltari
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