The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Greece

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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
16753 The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game Patricia Highsmith 1955 American English
17119 Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer 2016 American English
17119 Länsimaisen Filosofian Historia Huipulta Huipulle, Sokrateesta Marxiin Esa Saarinen 1985 Finnish Finnish
17099 The Age Of Revolution, 1789 1848 Eric Hobsbawm 1962 British English
16870 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
16944 Paideia Werner Wilhelm Jaeger 1934 German German
17119 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17119 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17119 The Praise Singer Mary Renault 1978 British English
17119 My Name Is Sappho Martha Rofheart 1974 Unknown English
17119 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17119 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
17119 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17119 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17119 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17119 Eleni Or Nobody Rhea Galanaki 1998 Greek Greek
17119 Sea Power Admiral James Stavridis 2017 American English
17119 Emperor Of Rome Mary Beard 2023 British English
17119 After Sappho Selby Wynn Schwartz 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Trial Of Socrates I.F. Stone 1988 American English
17119 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17119 A History Of Warfare John Keegan 1993 British English
17119 The Holocaust Martin Gilbert 1978 British English
17119 Pagans And Christians Robin Lane Fox 1986 British English
17119 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17119 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
16837 The Theban Plays Sophocles -442 Greek Ancient greek
17119 Icons And Saints Of The Eastern Orthodox Church Alfredo Tradigo 2006 Unknown Italian
16912 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
16889 The Iliad/The Odyssey/The Aeneid Homer -800 Greek Ancient greek
17119 Odyssee Stephen Fry British Unknown
17119 Is Science Western In Origin? C.K. Raju Indian English
16857 Iliad & Odyssey Homer -749 Greek Ancient greek (homeric greek)
17003 The Twilight Of The Idols Nietzsche 1889 German German
17119 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Anne Brasheres 2001 American English
17017 Mémoires D'hadrien, Carnets De Notes De Mémoires D'hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French
17119 Christ Is Recrucified Kazantzakis Greek Greek