The Greatest Roman Nonfiction Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 '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
170 Confessions Augustine 397 Roman Latin
296 Meditations Marcus Aurelius 161 Roman Greek
460 De Rerum Natura Lucretius 55 Roman Latin
693 Letters from a Stoic Seneca 64 Roman Latin
737 Annals Cornelius Tacitus 109 Roman Latin
891 Lives of the Caesars Suetonius 121 Roman Latin
1534 The Consolation of Philosophy Boethius 524 Roman Latin
2112 Poetry Quintus Lutatius Catulus -89 Roman Latin
2119 Histories Cornelius Tacitus 100 Roman Latin
2893 The City of God Augustine 413 Roman Latin
2921 Germania Cornelius Tacitus 98 Roman Latin
3764 Natural History Pliny the Younger 77 Roman Latin
5480 Satires Juvenal 100 Roman Latin
6182 On The Ends Of Good And Evil Marcus Tullius Cicero 45 Roman Latin
8643 Catiline Orations Marcus Tullius Cicero -63 Roman Latin
8592 The Gallic War And Other Writings Gaius Julius Caesar -58 Roman Latin
8592 On Duties Cicero -44 Roman Latin
8592 On The Orator Marcus Tullius Cicero -55 Roman Latin
8843 The Conquest Of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar -51 Roman Latin
11128 On Obligations Marcus Tullius Cicero -44 Roman Latin
12901 The History of Rome Livy -27 Roman Latin
13403 Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories Sallust -40 Roman Latin
13497 On The Gods Marcus Tullius Cicero 45 Roman Latin
14018 Epistulae Pliny the Younger 100 Roman Latin