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It's All Greek to Me! Books Set in Ancient Times

Books set in Ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt or biblical times. All fiction. Generally only the first book in a series.
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Augustus (John Williams)
Augustus
1
John Williams
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
2
Lew Wallace
The Blood of Gods (Conn Iggulden)
The Blood of Gods
3
Conn Iggulden
The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
The Bull From the Sea
4
Mary Renault
The Children of Jocasta (Natalie Haynes)
The Children of Jocasta
5
Natalie Haynes
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
6
Madeline Miller
Claudius the God (Robert Graves)
Claudius the God
7
Robert Graves
Count Belisarius (Robert Graves)
Count Belisarius
8
Robert Graves
Death Comes as the End (Agatha Christie)
Death Comes as the End
9
Agatha Christie
The Death of Kings (Conn Iggulden)
The Death of Kings
10
Conn Iggulden
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
11
Alice Hoffman
The Dream of Scipio (Iain Pears)
The Dream of Scipio
12
Iain Pears
The Eagle of the Ninth (Rosemary Sutcliff)
The Eagle of the Ninth
13
Rosemary Sutcliff
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
14
Mika Waltari
The Etruscan (Mika Waltari)
The Etruscan
15
Mika Waltari
Feast of Sorrow (Crystal King)
Feast of Sorrow
16
Crystal King
The Field of Swords (Conn Iggulden)
The Field of Swords
17
Conn Iggulden
Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
18
The First Man in Rome
The First Man in Rome
19
The Forgotten Legion (Ben Kane)
The Forgotten Legion
20
Ben Kane
Funeral Games (Mary Renault)
Funeral Games
21
Mary Renault
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Book)
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Book)
22
The Gates of Rome (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Rome
23
Conn Iggulden
The Gods of War (Conn Iggulden)
The Gods of War
24
Conn Iggulden
Helena (Evelyn Waugh)
Helena
25
Evelyn Waugh
Homer's Daughter (Robert Graves)
Homer's Daughter
26
Robert Graves
House of Names (Colm Tóibín)
House of Names
27
Colm Tóibín
I Claudius (Robert Graves)
I Claudius
28
Robert Graves
The Ides of March (Thornton Wilder)
The Ides of March
29
Thornton Wilder
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers
30
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
31
Gore Vidal
The King Must Die
The King Must Die
32
The Last Days of Pompeii (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
The Last Days of Pompeii
33
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
34
Lavinia (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Lavinia
35
Ursula K. Le Guin
Memoirs of Hadrian (Margarite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
36
Margarite Yourcenar
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
37
Margaret Atwood
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
38
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Quo Vadis
39
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Ransom
Ransom
40
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