Best Books on Ancient Worlds

Pharaohs, emperors and the first cities. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the ancient worlds documentaries.

1. The Complete Pyramids by Mark Lehner - View on Amazon
2. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson - View on Amazon
3. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs by Barbara Mertz - View on Amazon
4. The Pyramids by Miroslav Verner - View on Amazon
5. The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves - View on Amazon
6. Howard Carter by T. G. H. James - View on Amazon
7. The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Carter, Howard - View on Amazon
8. Red Land, Black Land by Barbara Mertz - View on Amazon
9. The Woman Who Would Be King by Kara Cooney - View on Amazon
10. SPQR by Mary Beard (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
11. Rubicon by Tom Holland (4/5) - View on Amazon
12. Dynasty by Tom Holland - View on Amazon
13. The Storm Before the Storm by Duncan, Michael (Podcaster) (4.7/5) - View on Amazon
14. Gladiators by Fik Meijer - View on Amazon
15. The Colosseum by Keith Hopkins - View on Amazon
16. Pompeii by Mary Beard - View on Amazon
17. Pompeii by Robert Harris (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
18. The Fall of Rome by Bryan Ward-Perkins - View on Amazon
19. The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather - View on Amazon
20. The Histories by Herodotus - View on Amazon
21. The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan - View on Amazon
22. The Greeks by H. D. F. Kitto - View on Amazon
23. Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox - View on Amazon
24. The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian - View on Amazon

Best Books on Ancient Egypt

1. The Complete Pyramids by Mark Lehner - View on Amazon
2. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson - View on Amazon
3. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs by Barbara Mertz - View on Amazon
4. The Pyramids by Miroslav Verner - View on Amazon
5. The Complete Tutankhamun by Nicholas Reeves - View on Amazon
6. Howard Carter by T. G. H. James - View on Amazon
7. The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Carter, Howard - View on Amazon
8. Red Land, Black Land by Barbara Mertz - View on Amazon

Best Books on Ancient Rome

1. SPQR by Mary Beard (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
2. Rubicon by Tom Holland (4/5) - View on Amazon
3. Dynasty by Tom Holland - View on Amazon
4. The Storm Before the Storm by Duncan, Michael (Podcaster) (4.7/5) - View on Amazon
5. Gladiators by Fik Meijer - View on Amazon
6. The Colosseum by Keith Hopkins - View on Amazon
7. Pompeii by Mary Beard - View on Amazon
8. Pompeii by Robert Harris (4.1/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Ancient Greece

1. The Histories by Herodotus - View on Amazon
2. Persian Fire by Tom Holland (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan - View on Amazon
4. The Greeks by H. D. F. Kitto - View on Amazon
5. Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox - View on Amazon
6. The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian - View on Amazon
7. Alexander of Macedon by Peter Green - View on Amazon
8. In Search of the Trojan War by Michael Wood - View on Amazon

Best Books on Ancient Civilisations

1. 1491 by Charles C. Mann (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston (3/5) - View on Amazon
3. Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe - View on Amazon
4. Conquest by Hugh Thomas - View on Amazon
5. Babylon by Paul Kriwaczek - View on Amazon
6. The Sumerians by Samuel Noah Kramer - View on Amazon
7. 1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline (3.2/5) - View on Amazon
8. The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan (4.4/5) - View on Amazon