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29 Centuries of Books - Page 2

Each row of this list represents a different century, going back 29 centuries to the 8th century BCE. All the books I have either read or have on my TBR pile. I chose the books from each century that had the most ratings.
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The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam (Omar Khayyam)
The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
42
The Song of Roland (Unknown)
The Song of Roland
Unknown
43
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
44
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
Sei Shonagon
45
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
Beowulf
Tr. Seamus Heaney
46
Ibn Fadlan & the Land of Darkness (Ibn Fadlan)
Ibn Fadlan & the Land of Darkness
Ibn Fadlan
47
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
48
Tales of Ise (Ariwara No Narihira)
Tales of Ise
Ariwara No Narihira
49
The Arabian Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights
Anonymous
50
Two Lives of Charlemagne (Einhard)
Two Lives of Charlemagne
Einhard
51
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
52
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life Go King & Other Contemporary Sources (Anonymous)
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life Go King & Other Contemporary Sources
Anonymous
53
The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Padmasambhava)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Padmasambhava
54
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Bede)
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Bede
55
The Tain (Anon)
The Tain
Anon
56
The Selected Poems of Li Po (Li Po)
The Selected Poems of Li Po
Li Po
57
The Qur'an (Anonymous)
The Qur'an
Anonymous
58
The Book of Pastoral Rule (St. Gregory the Great)
The Book of Pastoral Rule
St. Gregory the Great
59
The Age of Bede (Bede)
The Age of Bede
Bede
60
Kadambari by Banabhatta, Translated by Padmini Rajappa
Kadambari by Banabhatta, Translated by Padmini Rajappa
61
The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)
The Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius
62
The Rule of Saint Benedict (Benedict of Nursia)
The Rule of Saint Benedict
Benedict of Nursia
63
The Secret History (Procopius)
The Secret History
Procopius
64
The History of the Franks (Gregory of Tours)
The History of the Franks
Gregory of Tours
65
Confessions (St. Augustine)
Confessions
St. Augustine
66
City of God (St. Augustine)
City of God
St. Augustine
67
Confessions of St Patrick and Letter to Coroticus (St. Patrick)
Confessions of St Patrick and Letter to Coroticus
St. Patrick
68
The Loom of Time (Kalidasa)
The Loom of Time
Kalidasa
69
On the Incarnation (Athanasius)
On the Incarnation
Athanasius
70
Kama Sutra (Vatsyayana)
Kama Sutra
Vatsyayana
71
A History of the Church From Christ to Constantine (Bishop Eusebius)
A History of the Church From Christ to Constantine
Bishop Eusebius
72
The Recognition of Sakuntala (Kalidasa)
The Recognition of Sakuntala
Kalidasa
73
The Enneads (Plotinus)
The Enneads
Plotinus
74
Ethiopian Story (Heliodorus)
Ethiopian Story
Heliodorus
75
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes Laërtius)
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Diogenes Laërtius
76
Contra Gentes (Athanasius of Alexandria)
Contra Gentes
Athanasius of Alexandria
77
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
78
The Twelve Caesars (Suetonius)
The Twelve Caesars
Suetonius
79
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness (Epictetus)
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
Epictetus
80
The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass
Apuleius
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