non-fiction books about ancient history, covering various countries and continents. this list will be updated continuously as I discover more books. :-)
created by eleanort
last updated May, 2026
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
Christina Thompson
Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome
Jane Draycott
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
Jessica Rawson
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard
24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
Yijie Zhuang
Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire
Eve MacDonald
Tutankhamun - Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma: Ten Tales of Egypt's Enduring King
Joyce A. Tyldesley
Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress
Honor Cargill-Martin
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
Mike Duncan
Persian Fire
Tom Holland
Emperor of Rome
The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
William Dalrymple
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