Classical Age Booklist

Book recommendations pertaining to the Classical Age (3000 BCE-400 CE).

Topics include Ancient Greece, Homer, Athens and Sparta, Persia, Mythology and Ancient Rome.

Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
Bull	Elliott, David	2019	YA	Classical Age	3000 BCE	Europe	Greece	Athens Theseus and the Minotaur	M	N
Ancient China: An Interactive History Adventure	Collins, Terry Lee	2013	MG	Classical Age	2100 BCE-1420 CE	Asia	China	Ancient China	NF	CB
Stonehenge	Cornwell, Bernard	2000	A	Classical Age	2000 BCE	Europe	Great Britain	Stonehenge	F	N
The History of the World in Fifty Dogs	Lee, Mackenzi	2019	YA	Classical Age	1600 BCE-2013 CE	World	Various	Dogs	NF	B
The Song of Achilles	Miller, Madeline	2012	YA A	Classical Age	1200 BCE	Europe	Greece	Achilles LGBTQ+ Greek Mythology	M	N
Helen of Troy	George, Margaret	1997	A	Classical Age	1194–1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War Helen of Troy	F Bio	N
The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War	Little, Emily	1988	LE MG	Classical Age	1194–1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	NF	CB ER
Inside the Walls of Troy	McLaren, Clemence	1996	YA	Classical Age	1194–1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	N
A Thousand Ships	Haynes, Natalie	2021	YA A	Classical Age	1194–1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	N
The Silence of the Girls	Barker, Pat	2019	YA A	Classical Age	1194–1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	N
The Trojan War	Colidge, Olivia	2001	UMG YA	Classical Age	1194–1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	CB
The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey	Sutcliff, Rosemary	2005	MG UMG	Classical Age	1184-1174 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	N
Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1	Pope Osborne, Mary	2010	MG	Classical Age	1184-1174 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	CB
The Adventures of Odysseus	Lupton, Hugh	2012	MG	Classical Age	1184-1174 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	PB CB
Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2	Pope Osborne, Mary	2010	MG	Classical Age	1184-1174 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	CB
Waiting for Odysseus	McLaren, Clemence	2000	YA	Classical Age	1184–1174 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	N
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad	Sutcliff, Rosemary	2005	MG UMG	Classical Age	1184 BCE	Europe	Greece	Trojan War	M	N
The Iliad and the Odyssey	Williams, Marcia	2006	LE MG	Classical Age	1184-1174 BCE	Europe	Greece	Achilles Trojan War		PB
The Secret Chord	Brooks, Geraldine	2015	YA A	Classical Age	1010–970 BCE	Middle East	Israel	Ancient Israel	F	N
Quiver	Spinner, Stephanie	2002	UMG YA	Classical Age	900-800 BCE	Europe	Greece	Greek Mythology	M F HF	N
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths	D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar	1992	LE MG	Classical Age	900–850 BCE	Europe	Greece	Greek Mythology	M	PB
Circe	Miller, Madeline	2018	YA A	Classical Age	800 BCE	Europe	Greece	Greek Mythology	M	N
Explore Ancient Greece!	Van Vleet, Carmella	2008	LE MG	Classical Age	800–150 BCE	Europe	Greece	Ancient Greece	NF	PB
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Greek Athlete	Ford, Michael	2014	LE MG	Classical Age	776 BCE	Europe	Greece	Olympics	NF	PB
Evil Roman Emperors	Barlag, Phillip	2021	A	Classical Age	616 BCE - 455 CE	Europe	Italy	Roman Emperors	NF	B
What’s Your Angle, Pythagoras?	Ellis, Julie	2004	LE	Classical Age	570-495 BCE	Europe	Greece	Mathematics Pythagoras	NF Bio	PB
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece	Macdonald, Fiona	2013	LE MG	Classical Age	500-401 BCE	Europe	Greece	Ancient Greece	NF	PB
Daughter of Sparta	Andrews, Claire	2021	YA A	Classical Age	400 BCE	Europe	Greece	Sparta	M	N
Alexander the Great: Master of the Ancient World	Bendick, Jeanne	2010	UMG YA	Classical Age	356-323 BCE	Europe	Greece	Macedonia Alexander the Great	NF Bio	CB
City	Macaulay, David	1983	LE MG	Classical Age	300 BCE - 150 CE	Europe	Italy	Building	F	PB
Sita’s Ramayana	Arni, Samhita	2011	MG	Classical Age	300 BCE	Asia	India	Ramayana	M	GN
The Sand-Reckoner	Bradshaw, Gillian	2001	YA A	Classical Age	287-212 BCE	Europe	Greece	Mathematics	F	N
Archimedes and the Door of Science	Bendick, Jeanne	1995	UMG	Classical Age	287-212 BCE	Europe	Greece	Mathematics	NF Bio	CB
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth	Lasky, Kathryn	1994	LE	Classical Age	276-194 BCE	Europe	Greece	Mathematics Eratosthenes	NF Bio	PB
Life as a Gladiator: An Interactive History Adventure	Burgan, Michael	2010	MG	Classical Age	264 BCE - 404 CE	Europe	Italy	Roman Gladiators	NF	CB
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare	Brooks, Phillip	2015	UMG YA	Classical Age	247-183 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Legion	NF Bio	CB
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Soldier	Stewart, Dave	2016	LE MG	Classical Age	113 BCE - 596 CE	Europe	Italy	Roman Legion	NF	PB
The First Man in Rome	McCullough, Colleen	1990	A	Classical Age	110–100 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Republic	F	N
Julius Caesar: Dictator For Life	Rinaldo, Denise	2010	UMG YA	Classical Age	100-44 BCE	Europe	Italy	Julius Caesar Roman Emperors	NF Bio	CB
The Grass Crown	McCullough, Colleen	1991	A	Classical Age	97–86 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Republic	F	N
Fortune's Favorites	McCullough, Colleen	1993	A	Classical Age	83–69 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Republic	F	N
The Ancient Ocean Blues	Mitchell, Jack	2008	UMG	Classical Age	80 BCE	Europe	Italy	Julius Caesar Roman Emperors	F	CB
Caesar's Women	McCullough, Colleen	1997	A	Classical Age	67–59 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Republic	F	N
Caesar	McCullough, Colleen	1998	A	Classical Age	54–48 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Republic Roman Emperors	F	N
The October Horse	McCullough, Colleen	2002	A	Classical Age	48–41 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Republic	F	N
Antony and Cleopatra	McCullough, Colleen	2007	A	Classical Age	41–27 BCE	Europe	Italy Egypt	Roman Republic	F	N
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Roman Gladiator	Stewart, Dave	2016	LE MG	Classical Age	1-100	Europe	Italy	Roman Gladiators	NF	PB
Tiger, Tiger	Reid Banks, Lynne	1956	UMG YA	Classical Age	3	Europe	Italy	Julius Caesar	F	CB
Mary, Called Magdalene	George, Margaret	2002	A	Classical Age	17–75	Middle East	Israel	Mary Magdalene	F Bio	N
The Confessions of Young Nero	George, Margaret	2002	A	Classical Age	37–54	Europe	Italy	Nero Roman Emperors	F Bio	N
Detectives in Togas	Winterfeld, Henry	1953	MG UMG	Classical Age	40	Europe	Italy	Ancient Rome	F	CB
Mark of the Thief	Nielsen, Jennifer A.	2015	MG UMG	Classical Age	50	Europe	Italy	Praetor War Roman Slaves	F HF	CB
The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero	George, Margaret	2018	A	Classical Age	54–68	Europe	Italy	Nero	F Bio	N
The Thieves of Ostia	Lawrence, Caroline	2001	UMG	Classical Age	79	Europe	Italy	Ancient Rome	F	CB
Pompeii... Buried Alive!	Kunhardt, Edith	1987	LE	Classical Age	79	Europe	Italy	Volcano Natural Disasters	NF	ER
You Wouldn't Want to Live in Pompeii	Malam, John	2017	LE MG	Classical Age	79	Europe	Italy	Volcano Natural Disasters	NF	PB
The Secrets of Vesuvius	Bisel, Sara	1993	MG UMG	Classical Age	79	Europe	Italy	Volcano Natural Disasters Archaeology	NF	PB CB
Eagle of the Ninth	Sutcliff, Rosemary	1954	UMG YA	Classical Age	100	Europe	Italy Great Britain	Roman Legion	F	N
Roman Diary	Platt, Richard	2009	MG	Classical Age	107	Europe	Italy Greece	Roman Slaves	F	CB
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine	Bendick, Jeanne	2008	UMG	Classical Age	129-216	Europe	Italy	Medicine	NF Bio	CB
24 Hours in Ancient Rome	Matyszak, Philip	2017	YA A	Classical Age	137	Europe	Italy	Daily Life Ancient Rome	NF	B

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List of abbreviations:
Reading Age	Genre	Format
LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+)	NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book	PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir

Classical Age Booklist

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