The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Constantinople

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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
2031 The History Of Rome Theodor Mommsen 1854 German German
3325 Tirant Lo Blanc Joanot Martorell 1490 Spanish Catalan
3638 Nuremberg Chronicle Hartmann Schedel 1493 German Latin
4309 Count Belisarius Robert Graves 1938 British English
5119 Baudolino Umberto Eco 2000 Italian Italian
6341 Kriminalgeschichte Des Christentums Karlheinz Deschner 1986 German German
7649 Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr 2021 American English
9707 Society And The Holy In Late Antiquity Peter Brown 1982 British English
9857 Count Robert Of Paris Sir Walter Scott 1832 British English
11603 One Hundred Poems By Cavafy Cavafy Greek Greek
11842 The Fate Of Rome Kyle Harper 2017 American English
11856 Dominion Tom Holland 2019 British English
13359 The Adventures Of Hajji Baba Of Ispahan James Morier 1824 British English
14194 Julian Gore Vidal 1964 American English
14720 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
17120 The Fall Of The Roman Empire Peter Heather 2005 British English
17120 The Closing Of The Western Mind Charles Freeman 2002 British English
17053 Candide And Other Stories Voltaire 1759 French French
17120 The History Of The Medieval World Susan Wise Bauer 2010 American English
17120 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17120 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
16895 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
17120 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English