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Want to Become an Expert on Ancient Greece & Rome ? Read These 50 Books

Become an authority in classical history by reading these 50 books. All are easy to comprehend and have been a great aid whilst completing my Masters Degree in the subject.
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The Peloponnesian War (Donald Kagan)
The Peloponnesian War
1
Donald Kagan
The Spartans: The World of the Warrior Heroes of Ancient Greece (Paul Anthony Cartledge)
The Spartans: The World of the Warrior Heroes of Ancient Greece
2
Paul Anthony Cartledge
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy & the Birth of Democracy (John R. Hale)
Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy & the Birth of Democracy
3
John R. Hale
Augustus (Adrian Goldsworthy)
Augustus
4
Adrian Goldsworthy
Gladius (Guy De La Bédoyère)
Gladius
5
Guy De La Bédoyère
Alexander the Great (Robin Lane Fox)
Alexander the Great
6
Robin Lane Fox
SPQR (Beard, Mary)
SPQR
7
Beard, Mary
The Parthenon (Mary Beard)
The Parthenon
8
Mary Beard
Courtesans and Fishcakes (Davidson J)
Courtesans and Fishcakes
9
Davidson J
Tragedy ,The Greeks and Us (Critchley)
Tragedy ,The Greeks and Us
10
Critchley
Pompeii (Mary Beard)
Pompeii
11
Mary Beard
In the Shadow of Vesuvius (Dunn)
In the Shadow of Vesuvius
12
Dunn
Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet (Daisy Dunn)
Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet
13
Daisy Dunn
Caesar: Life of a Colossus (Adrian Goldsworthy)
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
14
Adrian Goldsworthy
The Twelve Caesars (Matthew Dennison)
The Twelve Caesars
15
Matthew Dennison
A Brief History of Atlantis (Stephen P Kershaw)
A Brief History of Atlantis
16
Stephen P Kershaw
Cicero, Anthony Everett
Cicero, Anthony Everett
17
Persian Fire (Tom Holland)
Persian Fire
18
Tom Holland
Rubicon (Tom Holland)
Rubicon
19
Tom Holland
Dying Every Day
Dying Every Day
20
Rome: An Empire's Story (Greg Woolf)
Rome: An Empire's Story
21
Greg Woolf
Daily Life in Ancient Rome (Jerome Carcopino)
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
22
Jerome Carcopino
Young Ovid: A Life Recreated (Diane Middlebrook)
Young Ovid: A Life Recreated
23
Diane Middlebrook
Brief Guide to Greek Myth (Stephen Kershaw)
Brief Guide to Greek Myth
24
Stephen Kershaw
Thermopylae (Cartledge)
Thermopylae
25
Cartledge
After Thermopylae (Cartledge)
After Thermopylae
26
Cartledge
In the Name of Rome (Adrian Goldsworthy)
In the Name of Rome
27
Adrian Goldsworthy
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor (Anthony Everitt)
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
28
Anthony Everitt
1177 Bc (Eric Cline)
1177 Bc
29
Eric Cline
The Fall of the West: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Adrian Goldsworthy)
The Fall of the West: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
30
Adrian Goldsworthy
The Fall of Carthage (Adrian Goldsworthy)
The Fall of Carthage
31
Adrian Goldsworthy
Praetorian (Guy De La Bedoyere)
Praetorian
32
Guy De La Bedoyere
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years (Elizabeth Wayland Barber)
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years
33
Elizabeth Wayland Barber
The Mighty Dead (Adam Nicolson)
The Mighty Dead
34
Adam Nicolson
The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece and Western Civilization (Barry Strauss)
The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece and Western Civilization
35
Barry Strauss
The Battle That Stopped Rome (Peter Wells)
The Battle That Stopped Rome
36
Peter Wells
Pericles and Aspasia (Yvonne Korshak)
Pericles and Aspasia
37
Yvonne Korshak
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
38
Michael Wood
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
39
Michael Woods
From Solon to Socrates (Victor Ehrenberg)
From Solon to Socrates
40
Victor Ehrenberg
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