Ancient History Book Summaries

Cicero Summary
Cicero
The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
by Anthony Everitt 2001 364 pages
3.89
8.0K ratings
History
Biography
Ancient History
On the Good Life Summary
On the Good Life
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 384 pages
4.00
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Fate of Rome Summary
The Fate of Rome
Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
by Kyle Harper 2017 417 pages
4.19
1.9K ratings
History
Ancient History
Science
Persian Fire Summary
Persian Fire
The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
by Tom Holland 2005 418 pages
4.17
11.0K ratings
History
Ancient History
Ancient
The Persian Expedition Summary
The Persian Expedition
by Xenophon 375 pages
4.11
9.5K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
The Golden Road Summary
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
by William Dalrymple 2024 432 pages
4.18
1.4K ratings
History
India
Politics
On Sparta Summary
On Sparta
by Plutarch 260 pages
4.12
1.9K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Fingerprints of the Gods Summary
Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
by Graham Hancock 1995 578 pages
4.16
14.8K ratings
History
Science
Ancient History
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
by Julia Annas 2001 133 pages
3.64
783 ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
Stoicism Summary
Stoicism
by John Sellars 2006 219 pages
4.12
427 ratings
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
Dialogues and Essays Summary
Dialogues and Essays
by Seneca 304 pages
4.31
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Persians Summary
Persians
The Age of the Great Kings
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2022 448 pages
4.06
1.5K ratings
History
Ancient History
Iran
Why Empires Fall Summary
Why Empires Fall
Rome, America and the Future of the West
by Peter Heather 1983 185 pages
3.60
655 ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Socrates Summary
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
by Paul Johnson 2011 224 pages
3.72
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
How to Win an Election Summary
How to Win an Election
An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians
by Quintus Tullius Cicero 128 pages
3.80
1.2K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Early Socratic Dialogues Summary
Early Socratic Dialogues
by Plato 399 pages
4.06
398 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Greece
Final Pagan Generation Summary
Final Pagan Generation
Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
by Edward J. Watts 2015 346 pages
4.00
221 ratings
History
Religion
Christianity
Cleopatra Summary
Cleopatra
The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity
by Alberto Angela 2018 426 pages
3.86
1.4K ratings
History
Biography
Egypt
Rome's Last Citizen Summary
Rome's Last Citizen
The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
by Rob Goodman 2012 384 pages
4.16
1.2K ratings
History
Biography
Philosophy
The Persian Empire Summary
The Persian Empire
by John W.I. Lee 2012
4.11
482 ratings
History
Ancient History
Ancient
Forbidden Archeology Summary
Forbidden Archeology
The Hidden History of the Human Race
by Michael A. Cremo 1993 914 pages
4.05
1.0K ratings
History
Science
Archaeology
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1
From Origins to 1300
by Romila Thapar 1966 384 pages
3.62
2.0K ratings
History
India
Indian Literature
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny 2004 341 pages
3.94
551 ratings
Philosophy
History
Religion
Masters of Command Summary
Masters of Command
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
by Barry S. Strauss 2012 320 pages
4.02
816 ratings
History
Leadership
Ancient History
America Before Summary
America Before
The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
by Graham Hancock 2019 624 pages
4.14
3.5K ratings
History
Science
Anthropology
Sasanian Persia Summary
Sasanian Persia
The Rise and Fall of an Empire
by Touraj Daryaee 2007 256 pages
3.81
161 ratings
History
Iran
Ancient History
Marcus Aurelius Summary
Marcus Aurelius
The Stoic Emperor
by Donald J. Robertson 2024 248 pages
4.26
693 ratings
Philosophy
History
Biography
Charmides Summary
Charmides
by Plato 64 pages
3.55
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
The Great Wall Summary
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
by Julia Lovell 1981 432 pages
3.47
326 ratings
History
China
Asia
Ancient Greece Summary
Ancient Greece
From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
by Thomas R. Martin 1992 254 pages
3.99
2.4K ratings
History
Ancient History
Greece
India Summary
India
A History
by John Keay 2000 578 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
History
India
Asia
The Atlantis Blueprint Summary
The Atlantis Blueprint
Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
by Rand Flem-Ath 2000 415 pages
3.81
569 ratings
History
Alternate History
Ancient History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume III Summary
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume III
by Edward Gibbon 1788 1360 pages
4.25
1.4K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
Alexander the Great Summary
Alexander the Great
by Philip Freeman 2010 391 pages
4.32
5.3K ratings
History
Biography
Ancient History
Atlantis Summary
Atlantis
The Antediluvian World
by Ignatius L. Donnelly 1882 490 pages
3.65
686 ratings
History
Mythology
Classics
The Celts Summary
The Celts
Search for a Civilization
by Alice Roberts 2015 288 pages
3.91
1.2K ratings
History
Archaeology
Ancient History
The Ancient Celts Summary
The Ancient Celts
by Barry Cunliffe 2018 360 pages
3.93
1.4K ratings
History
Ancient History
Archaeology
Hidden History Summary
Hidden History
Lost Civilizations, Secret Knowledge, and Ancient Mysteries
by Brian Haughton 2007 272 pages
3.70
228 ratings
History
Historical
Ancient History
The Campaigns of Alexander Summary
The Campaigns of Alexander
by Arrian 430 pages
4.16
5.2K ratings
History
Classics
Biography
Aristotle’s Way Summary
Aristotle’s Way
How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
by Edith Hall 2018 336 pages
3.67
1.6K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
History
The Annals/The Histories Summary
The Annals/The Histories
by Tacitus 1852 640 pages
4.05
351 ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
The First Ghosts Summary
The First Ghosts
Most Ancient of Legacies
by Irving Finkel 2021 334 pages
4.02
410 ratings
History
Paranormal
Mythology
The Assyrian Summary
The Assyrian
by Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Ancient History
When the Sky Fell Summary
When the Sky Fell
In Search of Atlantis
by Rand Flem-Ath 1995 179 pages
3.92
268 ratings
History
Ancient History
Mystery
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