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
2032 The History Of Rome Theodor Mommsen 1854 German German
3296 Cyropaedia Xenophon -370 Greek Ancient greek
3637 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
4987 The Campaigns Of Alexander Arrian 1976 Greek Greek
5123 Creation Gore Vidal 1981 American English
5704 The Persian Boy Mary Renault 1972 British English
6005 A History Of Greece To The Death Of Alexander The Great John Bagnell Bury 1900 British English
6382 An Essay On Universal History, The Manners, And Spirit Of Nations Voltaire 1756 French French
7999 The Great Transformation Karen Armstrong 2006 British English
14721 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Ii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
14885 Poems of Rumi Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi 1207 Persian Persian
15771 The Complete Writings Of Thucydides The Peloponnesian War Thucydides -431 Greek Ancient greek
15915 Canon of Medicine Avicenna 1025 Persian Arabic
16608 Storia Dei Greci Indro Montanelli 1959 Italian Italian
17160 Persian Fire Tom Holland 2005 British English
17160 1177 B.C. Eric H. Cline 2014 American English
17160 Gates Of Fire Steven Pressfield 1998 American English
17054 Tales From The Arabian Nights Andrew Lang 1898 Multiple English
17160 The Closing Of The Western Mind Charles Freeman 2002 British English
17160 Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World Jack Weatherford 2004 American English
17160 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
17122 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17160 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17160 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17160 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
16892 1001 Arabian Nights Anonymous -800 Multiple Arabic
16943 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English