Katie's votes on the list Best Books About Ancient History

Listopia > Katie's votes on the list Best Books About Ancient History (53 Books)

1	SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard 4.06 avg rating — 81,052 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland 4.23 avg rating — 27,161 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 456,100 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	The Histories by Herodotus 4.01 avg rating — 55,501 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius 4.03 avg rating — 22,761 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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 History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer 4.12 avg rating — 6,603 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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 Conquest of Gaul by Gaius Julius Caesar 4.02 avg rating — 13,510 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard 4.10 avg rating — 5,369 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy 4.24 avg rating — 13,175 ratings	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	The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson 4.13 avg rating — 6,546 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Augustus: First Emperor of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy 4.27 avg rating — 4,997 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon 4.02 avg rating — 15,463 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,268 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Pax Romana by Adrian Goldsworthy 3.94 avg rating — 2,280 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower by Adrian Goldsworthy 4.02 avg rating — 3,185 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian by Robin Lane Fox 3.91 avg rating — 2,375 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 123,073 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician by Anthony Everitt 3.90 avg rating — 8,270 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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 Civil War by Gaius Julius Caesar 4.07 avg rating — 7,200 ratings	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	The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Early History of Rome by Livy 3.96 avg rating — 9,867 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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 Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works by Gaius Julius Caesar 4.49 avg rating — 745 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization by Richard Miles 3.95 avg rating — 4,702 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,247 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by James Romm (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 1,726 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides 3.94 avg rating — 40,522 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela 4.05 avg rating — 3,903 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney 3.66 avg rating — 7,742 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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 Persian Expedition by Xenophon 4.11 avg rating — 9,870 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 15,742 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet by Philip Freeman (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 459 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce A. Tyldesley 4.08 avg rating — 2,527 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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 Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine by Simon Price 3.84 avg rating — 1,221 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 4.13 avg rating — 5,295 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,338,855 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	The Complete Fables by Aesop 4.05 avg rating — 129,581 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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 Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian 4.17 avg rating — 5,332 ratings	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	The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1) by Pat Barker 3.89 avg rating — 111,528 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Ancient Worlds: A Global History of Antiquity by Michael Scott 3.78 avg rating — 625 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins 3.90 avg rating — 164 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual by Philip Matyszak 4.18 avg rating — 991 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 30,814 ratings Katie rated it 2 stars 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 Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378) by Ammianus Marcellinus 4.08 avg rating — 1,284 ratings	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 Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 21,493 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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	Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World by Philip Matyszak 4.12 avg rating — 1,016 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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 Spartacus War by Barry S. Strauss 3.90 avg rating — 2,127 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra by Colin Falconer (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 4,699 ratings Katie rated it 2 stars 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	Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 40,904 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Anonymous 3.91 avg rating — 6,164 ratings	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	The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 1,589 ratings Katie rated it 5 stars 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 Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 26,657 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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	Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.86 avg rating — 17,245 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 86,434 ratings Katie rated it 3 stars 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	The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World' by John Boardman (editor) 3.81 avg rating — 415 ratings Katie rated it 4 stars 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