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'In Days of Old, in Ancient Times': Books Set in the Ancient World

I enjoyed Willowdiva2010's list "Willow Reads: Fiction Books Set in BCE" featuring ancient civilizations and mythology., so I thought I'd write a list of my own (note: I included James Michener's "The Source" because despite the fact it covers history through until AD1963, numerous chapters cover history going back almost 10,000 years B.C.).
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The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
1
Virgil
Alexander: Child of a Dream (Valerio Massimo Manfredi)
Alexander: Child of a Dream
2
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
The Black Pharaoh (Christian Jacq)
The Black Pharaoh
3
Christian Jacq
The Blood of Gods (Conn Iggulden)
The Blood of Gods
4
Conn Iggulden
The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
The Bull From the Sea
5
Mary Renault
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
6
Madeleine Miller
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
7
Jean M. Auel
The Death of Kings (Conn Iggulden)
The Death of Kings
8
Conn Iggulden
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
9
Anonymous
The Falcon of Sparta (Conn Iggulden)
The Falcon of Sparta
10
Conn Iggulden
The Field of Swords (Conn Iggulden)
The Field of Swords
11
Conn Iggulden
The Gates of Athens (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Athens
12
Conn Iggulden
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
13
Steven Pressfield
The Gates of Rome (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Rome
14
Conn Iggulden
The Gods of War (Conn Iggulden)
The Gods of War
15
Conn Iggulden
Heroes (Stephen Fry)
Heroes
16
Stephen Fry
The Inheritors (William Golding)
The Inheritors
17
William Golding
Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin Classics) (Apollonius of Rhodes)
Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin Classics)
18
Apollonius of Rhodes
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
19
Mary Renault
Last of the Amazons (Steven Pressfield)
Last of the Amazons
20
Steven Pressfield
Lion (Conn Iggulden)
Lion
21
Conn Iggulden
The Mammoth Hunters (Jean M. Auel)
The Mammoth Hunters
22
Jean M. Auel
Mezolith (Ben Haggarty)
Mezolith
23
Ben Haggarty
Nefer the Silent (Christian Jacq)
Nefer the Silent
24
Christian Jacq
Paneb the Ardent (Christian Jacq)
Paneb the Ardent
25
Christian Jacq
People of the Wolf (Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear)
People of the Wolf
26
Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
The Plains of Passage (Jean M. Auel)
The Plains of Passage
27
Jean M. Auel
Protector (Conn Iggulden)
Protector
28
Conn Iggulden
The Quest (Wilbur Smith)
The Quest
29
Wilbur Smith
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
30
Anita Diamant
River God (Wilbur Smith)
River God
31
Wilbur Smith
The Sands of Ammon (Valerie Massimo Manfredi)
The Sands of Ammon
32
Valerie Massimo Manfredi
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
33
Madeline Miller
Stonehenge (Bernard Cornwell)
Stonehenge
34
Bernard Cornwell
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
Till We Have Faces
35
C.S. Lewis
300 (Frank Miller, Lynn Varley)
300
36
Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
Troy (Stephen Fry)
Troy
37
Stephen Fry
The Valley of Horses (Auel, Jean M.)
The Valley of Horses
38
Auel, Jean M.
Warlock (Wilbur Smith)
Warlock
39
Wilbur Smith
Asterix Series (Goscinny and Uderzo)
Asterix Series
40
Goscinny and Uderzo
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