Piedmont University Library's votes on the list History Books (Pre-1650)

Listopia > Piedmont University Library's votes on the list History Books (Pre-1650) (58 Books)

1	Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 46,237 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun by Philip Matyszak 3.91 avg rating — 347 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King 3.93 avg rating — 3,026 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King 3.85 avg rating — 39,154 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann 4.05 avg rating — 95,372 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Histories by Herodotus 4.01 avg rating — 55,701 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon 4.02 avg rating — 15,498 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides 3.94 avg rating — 40,640 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius 4.03 avg rating — 22,853 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy 4.24 avg rating — 13,244 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization by Richard Miles 3.95 avg rating — 4,733 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Trial of Socrates by I.F. Stone 3.99 avg rating — 1,889 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 73,240 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill 3.81 avg rating — 46,883 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century by Ross E. Dunn 3.87 avg rating — 770 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs by Buddy Levy (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 5,312 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World by Leo de Hartog 3.42 avg rating — 245 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth 4.07 avg rating — 4,594 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume I by Fernand Braudel 4.33 avg rating — 1,327 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Cleopatra: A Biography by Duane W. Roller 3.83 avg rating — 566 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Tudors by Richard Rex 3.90 avg rating — 174 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Wars of the Roses by J.R. Lander 3.11 avg rating — 54 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	In Search of the Trojan War by Michael Wood 4.09 avg rating — 861 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	1603: The Death of Queen Elizabeth I, the Return of the Black Plague, the Rise of Shakespeare, Piracy, Witchcraft, and the Birth of the Stuart Era by Christopher Lee 3.43 avg rating — 189 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Medieval Plague: The Black Death of the Middle Ages by Geoffrey Marks 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France, Queen of England by Ralph V. Turner 3.79 avg rating — 147 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Writings and Selected Narratives of the Exploration and Settlement of Virginia by John Smith 3.67 avg rating — 36 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Vikings by Else Roesdahl 3.82 avg rating — 1,186 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A History of the Vikings by Gwyn Jones 3.85 avg rating — 1,097 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 4.13 avg rating — 5,307 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Thirty Years War by C.V. Wedgwood 4.19 avg rating — 2,942 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato 4.12 avg rating — 46,072 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Plutarch's Lives: Volume I by Plutarch 4.10 avg rating — 6,098 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium by Philippe Ariès (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,237 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Life in a Medieval City by Frances Gies 3.83 avg rating — 3,900 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Fall of Constantinople 1453 by Steven Runciman 4.32 avg rating — 1,561 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World by Donald G. Kyle 3.64 avg rating — 50 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5000 BC by Steven Mithen 4.08 avg rating — 1,545 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization by A. Leo Oppenheim 3.78 avg rating — 130 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Ancient Gods by E.O. James 3.76 avg rating — 33 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean by David Abulafia 3.96 avg rating — 2,386 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Invention of Cuneiform: Writing in Sumer by Jean-Jacques Glassner 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China by Jane O'Connor 4.14 avg rating — 181 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Legend of Mulan: A Heroine of Ancient China by Wei Jiang 3.79 avg rating — 39 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (Canto original series) by Arthur Waldron 3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Essential Confucius: The Sayings Arranged by the 64 I Ching Hexagrams―A Deluxe Translation by Thomas Cleary by Thomas Cleary (Editor, Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 261 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Confucius, His Life and Time. by Wu-chi Liu 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Praying for Power: Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series) by Timothy Brook really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Ancient Jomon of Japan (Case Studies in Early Societies, Series Number 4) by Junko Habu 4.08 avg rating — 37 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia by Frances Wood 3.71 avg rating — 185 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Everyday Life in Early Imperial China by Michael Loewe 3.56 avg rating — 45 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 by Jacques Gernet 3.73 avg rating — 197 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Pyramid by David Macaulay 4.19 avg rating — 1,442 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland by Bryan Sykes 3.86 avg rating — 2,191 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures by James B. Pritchard (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 135 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer 4.11 avg rating — 6,640 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Hittites: People of a Thousand Gods by Johannes Lehmann 3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Enigma of Stonehenge by John Fowles 3.39 avg rating — 154 ratings Piedmont University Library added it to also-new See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars