The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Persia

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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
613 The Persians Aeschylus -471 Greek Ancient greek
624 The Histories of Herodotus Herodotus -450 Greek Ancient greek
736 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Edward FitzGerald 1859 British English
783 Anabasis Xenophon -390 Greek Ancient greek
1163 The Road to Oxiana Robert Byron 1937 British English
1902 The Physician Noah Gordon 1986 American English
2031 The History Of Rome Theodor Mommsen 1854 German German
3295 Cyropaedia Xenophon -370 Greek Ancient greek
3638 The Bible As History Werner Keller 1955 German German
4233 Iskander Louis Couperus 1920 Dutch Dutch
4233 De Vuuraanbidders Simon Vestdijk 1947 Dutch Dutch
4408 The Essential Rumi Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi 1995 Persian Persian
4984 The Campaigns Of Alexander Arrian 1976 Greek Greek
5120 Creation Gore Vidal 1981 American English
5701 The Persian Boy Mary Renault 1972 British English
6002 A History Of Greece To The Death Of Alexander The Great John Bagnell Bury 1900 British English
6379 An Essay On Universal History, The Manners, And Spirit Of Nations Voltaire 1756 French French
7998 The Great Transformation Karen Armstrong 2006 British English
14720 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
14882 Poems of Rumi Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi 1207 Persian Persian
15759 The Complete Writings Of Thucydides The Peloponnesian War Thucydides -431 Greek Ancient greek
15897 Canon of Medicine Avicenna 1025 Persian Arabic
16576 Storia Dei Greci Indro Montanelli 1959 Italian Italian
17117 Persian Fire Tom Holland 2005 British English
17117 1177 B.C. Eric H. Cline 2014 American English
17117 Gates Of Fire Steven Pressfield 1998 American English
17036 Tales From The Arabian Nights Andrew Lang 1898 Multiple English
17117 The Closing Of The Western Mind Charles Freeman 2002 British English
17117 Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World Jack Weatherford 2004 American English
17117 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
17062 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17117 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17117 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17117 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
16867 1001 Arabian Nights Anonymous -800 Multiple Arabic
16911 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English