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
571 members
5 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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2
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
5,496 members
125 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
12,539 members
110 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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4
The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis
2,404 members
80 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault
1,676 members
25 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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Helena
by Evelyn Waugh
732 members
14 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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Salammbô
by Gustave Flaubert
1,876 members
29 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
3,469 members
65 reviews
4
2 Members
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Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor
1,533 members
42 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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10
Bridge of Birds
by Barry Hughart
2,521 members
96 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
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Creation
by Gore Vidal
1,580 members
24 reviews
4
2 Members
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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
9,220 members
168 reviews
4.2
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Beacon at Alexandria
by Gillian Bradshaw
435 members
16 reviews
4.2
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14
Winter quarters
by Alfred Duggan
114 members
6 reviews
4
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The Forgotten Legion
by Ben Kane
561 members
21 reviews
3.8
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The Wife of Pilate and Other Stories
by Gertrud von le Fort
39 members
1 review
5
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Death Comes as the End
by Agatha Christie
2,800 members
56 reviews
½ 3.6
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The Egyptian
by Mika Waltari
2,219 members
58 reviews
½ 4.3
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Antony and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
5,534 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
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The Crown of Violet
by Geoffrey Trease
66 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
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Sword and Serpent
by Taylor Marshall
64 members
1 review
3.9
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The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
2,688 members
55 reviews
3.9
Member
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Render Unto Caesar
by Gillian Bradshaw
130 members
4 reviews
3.8
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The Alexander Trilogy
by Mary Renault
303 members
2 reviews
4.2
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25
Die Hermannsschlacht
by Heinrich von Kleist
49 members
½ 3.4
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Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
27,967 members
381 reviews
4
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Explanations
aulsmith: Ancient India
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Eagle in the Snow
by Wallace Breem
380 members
18 reviews
4.1
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28
The Last Days of Pompeii
by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
1,883 members
22 reviews
½ 3.3
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Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault
2,216 members
30 reviews
3.9
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Blood Games
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
404 members
3 reviews
3.9
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The Ides of March
by Thornton Wilder
945 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
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Explanations
aulsmith: Another slow read, but well written
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Sejanus
by David Wishart
112 members
3 reviews
3.8
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Lavinia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,156 members
94 reviews
3.8
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Scipio
by Ross Leckie
170 members
2 reviews
½ 3.5
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Carthage
by Ross Leckie
91 members
3
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The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
by Roberto Calasso
1,828 members
21 reviews
4
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The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
17,014 members
394 reviews
4
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
13,308 members
515 reviews
4.2
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Hypatia
by Charles Kingsley
237 members
4 reviews
½ 3.4
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40
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle
by Manda Scott
904 members
26 reviews
3.9
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Jocasta: Wife and Mother
by Brian Aldiss
8 members
1 review
4
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Of Merchants and Heroes
by Paul Waters
93 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
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The Last King of Lydia
by Tim Leach
38 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
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The Sweet Girl
by Annabel Lyon
153 members
7 reviews
½ 3.3
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Julian
by Gore Vidal
1,878 members
39 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
1,042 members
76 reviews
3.8
Member
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Explanations
aulsmith : I would call this more speculative fantasy rather than historical fiction about the ancient world