THE CLASSICAL WORLD
FICTION
A SLAVE OF CATILINE Paul Anderson
Cicero, Catiline and political conspiracies.
SWORDS IN THE NORTH Paul Anderson
Caesar’s legions in Gaul and Britain.
COIN OF CARTHAGE Winifred Bryher
Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage.
ROMAN WALL Winifred Bryher
Barbarians overturn the Roman Empire.
RUAN Winifred Bryher
I, JUDAS Taylor Caldwell
Judas Iscariot: betrayer or betrayed?
A PILLAR OF IRON Taylor Caldwell
Cicero and the Rome he tried to save.
ROMAN PEOPLE Olivia Coolidge
Social life in the reign of Augustus Caesar. (SC)
EGYPTIAN ADVENTURES Olivia Coolidge (SC)
MEN OF ATHENS Olivia Coolidge
Stories portraying ancient Greek culture. (SC)
PEOPLE IN PALESTINE Olivia Coolidge (SC)
ROMAN PEOPLE Olivia Coolidge (SC)
A DYING LIGHT IN CORDOBA Lindsay Davis
Marcus Didius Falco, a hard-boiled ancient Roman
detective, stars in this chapter of the griping
humorous series. Other volumes include: Time
to Depart; Silver Pigs; Poseidon's Gold, Last Act
in Palmyra; The Iron Hand of Mars; Shadows in
Bronze; Venus in Copper.
A FRIEND OF CAESAR William Davis
The fall of the Roman Republic.
DAVID OF JERUSALEM Louis DeWohl
THE GLORIOUS FOLLY Louis DeWohl
Life of St. Paul in a world ruled by Rome.
THE SPEAR Louis DeWohl
A Roman in Judea during the Crucifixion.
HANNIBAL OF CATHAGE Mary Dolan
Hannibal from the Carthaginian’s viewpoint.
THE ROBE Lloyd Douglas
Christianization of Rome.
THE BIG FISHERMAN Lloyd Douglas
Historical novel about Saint Peter the Apostle.
CLAUDIUS THE GOD Robert Graves
Roman politics and war.
CLAUDIUS, THE GOD AND HIS WIFE, MESSALINA
Robert Graves
I, CLAUDIUS Robert Graves
Rome under Emperor Tibetus Claudius.
FAREWELL TO TROY Dorothy Johnson
Fall of Troy and it’s aftermath.
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII Edward Bulwer Lytton
Pompeiian life and the eruption of Vesuvius.
THE FIRST MAN IN ROME Coleen McCullough
Set in Anciet Rome, this is an epic tale of love, war,
intrigue and betrayal. Others include: Caesar: Let
the Dice Fly; A Creed for the Third Millenium;
Caesar's Women; Fortune's Favorite; The Grass
Crown.
THE VOICE OF APOLLO Mary Ray
Olympic games and the Delphic temple.
THE CROWS OF WAR Steven Rayson
A Roman invasion of Celtic Britain.
THE BULL FROM THE SEA Mary Renault
Theseus’ reign after slaying the Minotaur.
FIRE FROM HEAVEN Mary Renault
Alexander the Great’s life from his childhood through his
coronation.
PERSIAN BOY Mary Renault
Alexander the Great’s last seven years.
FUNERAL GAMES Mary Renault
Struggle for the dying Alexander’s empire.
THE KING MUST DIE Mary Renault
Adventures of Theseus and Greek legends.
THE LAST OF THE WINE Mary Renault
The Peloponnesian War and Socrates.
THE MASK OF APOLLO Mary Renault
The actor Nikeratos in 4th Century Greece.
THE PRAISE SINGER Mary Renault
The poet Simonides during the Persian Wars.
ELECTRA Gladys Schmitt
Retelling the tragedies of the House of Atreus.
QUO VADIS Henryk Sienkiewicz
Christianity becomes a force in the Empire.
FORGOTTEN DAUGHTER Caroline Snedeker
Romance of a Greek slave and a Roman.
THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH Rosemary Sutcliff
Recovery of the lost legion’s eagle standard.
THE GODS ARE NOT MOCKED Ann Taylor
Roman invasion of Celtic Britain.
WEB OF TRAITORS Geoffrey Trease
Intrigue and democracy in Athens.
JULIAN Gore Vidal
Last standard bearer of dying paganism.
THE GIFT OF ROME John Wagner
Cicero takes the defense in a murder trial.
BEN-HUR Lew Wallace
A noble Jew and conversion to Christianity.
FAREWELL GREAT KING Jill Paton Walsh
Political intrigue in 5th Century Athens.
THE ETRUSCAN Mika Waltari
Civilization in Italy before the Romans.
THE YOUNG CAESAR Rex Warner
His early years and gradual emergence to fame.
IMPERIAL CAESAR Rex Warner
The last years and ascension to absolute power.
THE IDES OF MARCH Thorton Wilder
Events leading up to Caesar’s assassination.
HITTITE WARRIOR Joanne Williamson
HADRIAN'S MEMOIRS Marguerite Yourcenar
The dynamic life of an Emperor.
NON-FICTION
PLATO AND AUGUSTINE Karl Jaspers (109 J)
THE GREAT PHILOSOPHERS Karl Jaspers (109 J)
SOCRATES, BUDDA, CONFUCIUS AND JESUS Karl Jaspers
d(109 J)
PLATO William S. Sahakian (184 S)
THE PHILOSOPHY OF ARISTOTLE Barbara Jancar-Webster
(185 A)
THE CONFESSIONS Saint Augustine (189 A)
MYTHOLOGY Edith Hamilton
A retelling of the classical Greek myths. (292 H)
HOME IS THE HUNTER (drama) Helen Macinnes
Comedy about the return of Ulysses. (812 M)
THE ROMAN WAY Edith Hamilton (870.9 H)
THE GREEK WAY Edith Hamilton (880.9 H)
DIALOGUES OF PLATO Plato (888 P)
THE PORTABLE PLATO: PORTAGORAS, SYMPOSIUM, AND
THE PHAEDO, REPUBLIC Plato (888 P)
THE TRIAL AND DEATH OF SOCRATES BEING THE EU Plato
(888 P)
A TREASURY OF CHINESE LITERATURE Ch’u Chai (895.1 C)
CHINESE LITERATURE Odi Kaltenmark (895.1 K)
TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE Arthur Waley
(895.108 W)
ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE LITERATURE Donald Keene
(895.6 K)
LIVES OF FAMOUS ROMANS Olivia E. Coolidge (920 C)
PLUTARCH’S LIVES Plutarch (920 P)
ALEXANDER THE GREAT Charles E. Mercer (B Alexander)
ALEXANDER OF MACEDON THE JOURNEY TO WORLD’S
Harold Lamb (B Alexander)
JULIUS CAESAR John Guther (B Caesar)
CAESAR Irwin Isenberg (B Caesar)
JULIUS CAESAR Manuel Komroff (B Caesar)
THE MILITARY LIFE OF HANNIBAL Trevor Nevitt Dupuy
(B Hannibal)
JESUS Hugh Anderson (B Jesus)
SOCRATES, THE MAN WHO DARED TO ASK Hugh Anderson
(B Socrates)