The Greatest Books of All Time on Classical Literature

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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
6097 The History of Rome Livy -27 Roman Latin
14719 Almagest Ptolemy 150 Greek Greek
14757 The Dyskolos Menander -316 Greek Ancient greek
17117 The PowerBook Jeanette Winterson 2000 British English