This is a continuation of the Iliad and Odyssey, and it covers the foundation of Rome.

It is too hard to choose just one of Aristotle's many classics, so read them all.

This work, a sequel to Herodotus, is more concerned with fact than its predecessor.

Polybius was an eye witness to the events he describes, so you can be promised accuracy.

This book reads more like a modern gossip magazine than a work of history, but it is still very fun to read.

Plutarch was the first true biographer, and his comparisons of Greek and Roman leaders is a must read for anyone interested in either military or government leadership.

An interesting work of Roman philosophy.

An amazing look at ancient architecture.

A comprehensive encyclopedia of all the knowledge of the natural world known in the first century AD.