The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Athens

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17165 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17165 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17165 The Praise Singer Mary Renault 1978 British English
17165 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17165 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
17165 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17165 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17165 Eleni Or Nobody Rhea Galanaki 1998 Greek Greek
17165 Sea Power Admiral James Stavridis 2017 American English
17165 Emperor Of Rome Mary Beard 2023 British English
17165 After Sappho Selby Wynn Schwartz 2023 Unknown English
17165 The Trial Of Socrates I.F. Stone 1988 American English
17165 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17165 A History Of Warfare John Keegan 1993 British English
17165 The Holocaust Martin Gilbert 1978 British English
17165 Pagans And Christians Robin Lane Fox 1986 British English
17165 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17165 Icons And Saints Of The Eastern Orthodox Church Alfredo Tradigo 2006 Unknown Italian
16951 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
17023 The Twilight Of The Idols Nietzsche 1889 German German
17074 Mémoires D'hadrien, Carnets De Notes De Mémoires D'hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French