once upon a time ~ ancient world

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Historic fiction in chitons and togas. Ancient greece, ancient rome, ancient egypt and so forth
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I, Claudius, and Claudius the God
by Robert Graves
544 members
5 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
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Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
5,153 members
120 reviews
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
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Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
11,644 members
99 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
inge87, aulsmith
4
The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis
2,298 members
75 reviews
3.8
2 Members
nessreader, NinieB
5
The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault
1,600 members
24 reviews
4.1
2 Members
inge87, nessreader
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Helena
by Evelyn Waugh
682 members
13 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
inge87, nessreader
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Salammbô
by Gustave Flaubert
1,787 members
28 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
3,289 members
59 reviews
3.9
2 Members
inge87, nessreader
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Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor
1,490 members
41 reviews
3.8
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
10
Bridge of Birds
by Barry Hughart
2,445 members
96 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
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Creation
by Gore Vidal
1,507 members
23 reviews
4
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
Explanations
aulsmith: I found this a slow read, but it does cover the entire ancient world
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I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
8,778 members
163 reviews
4.2
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NinieB
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Beacon at Alexandria
by Gillian Bradshaw
415 members
16 reviews
4.2
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14
Winter quarters
by Alfred Duggan
113 members
6 reviews
4
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The Forgotten Legion
by Ben Kane
528 members
21 reviews
3.8
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The Wife of Pilate
by Gertrud von Le Fort
36 members
1 review
5
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inge87
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Death Comes as the End
by Agatha Christie
2,579 members
51 reviews
½ 3.6
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NinieB
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The Egyptian
by Mika Waltari
2,125 members
54 reviews
½ 4.3
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Antony and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
5,198 members
56 reviews
½ 3.7
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aulsmith
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Sword and Serpent
by Taylor Marshall
60 members
1 review
3.9
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inge87
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The Crown of Violet
by Geoffrey Trease
60 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
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The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
2,549 members
53 reviews
4
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aulsmith
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Render Unto Caesar
by Gillian Bradshaw
127 members
4 reviews
3.8
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The Alexander Trilogy
by Mary Renault
290 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
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25
Die Hermannsschlacht
by Heinrich von Kleist
45 members
½ 3.4
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inge87
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Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
26,515 members
361 reviews
4
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aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Ancient India
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Eagle in the Snow
by Wallace Breem
364 members
18 reviews
4
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inge87
28
The Last Days of Pompeii
by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
1,778 members
18 reviews
½ 3.3
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Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault
2,110 members
27 reviews
3.9
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aulsmith
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Blood Games
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
393 members
3 reviews
3.9
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The Ides of March
by Thornton Wilder
876 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
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aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Another slow read, but well written
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Sejanus
by David Wishart
110 members
3 reviews
3.8
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33
Lavinia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,995 members
91 reviews
3.8
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Scipio
by Ross Leckie
162 members
2 reviews
½ 3.6
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Carthage
by Ross Leckie
88 members
3.2
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The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
by Roberto Calasso
1,743 members
20 reviews
4
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The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
16,417 members
389 reviews
4
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
10,206 members
447 reviews
4.2
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Hypatia
by Charles Kingsley
219 members
4 reviews
3.2
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Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle
by Manda Scott
850 members
25 reviews
3.8
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Jocasta: Wife and Mother
by Brian Aldiss
7 members
1 review
4
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Of Merchants and Heroes
by Paul Waters
81 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
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The Last King of Lydia
by Tim Leach
32 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
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The Sweet Girl
by Annabel Lyon
147 members
7 reviews
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Julian
by Gore Vidal
1,783 members
34 reviews
4.1
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Explanations
aulsmith : I wouldn't count Byzantium as the ancient world
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The Just City
by Jo Walton
966 members
67 reviews
3.8
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nessreader,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : I would call this more speculative fantasy rather than historical fiction about the ancient world