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 The Iliad by HomerOne of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.57 Read Online |  | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 The Odyssey by HomerOdysseus shares tales of monsters he's fought, but more than that he wants to get home to his wife Penelope, after 20 years of war and journey. At: Local Library Amazon $9.75 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 The Republic by PlatoThe acclaimed Bloom translation, with copious footnotes and references to assist the reader in deciphering one of the most published and interesting philosophical texts ever. At: Local Library Amazon $8.00 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
 The Runaway by Patricia St JohnPhilo, a first-century Phoenician boy, is worried about his family. Evil hangs over their house like a cloud. And it all seems to come... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.55 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | General |
 The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGrawRanofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Historical Fiction |
 The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. HentyA young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.95 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
 Greek Myths by Ingri D'AulaireNo education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there's no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.44 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | General |
 The Children's Homer by Padraic ColumTravel back to a mythical time when Achilles, aided by the gods, waged war against the Trojans. And join Odysseus on his journey through... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.90 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Literature |
 Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareIn this play, Shakespeare shows that love makes you do strange things. As Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth." At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawMara, the spunky 17-year-old slave girl, far from perfect (in fact, rather devious), but brave and eventually quite heroic as she risks death rather than betray the people and ideals that she loves. At: Local Library Amazon $4.87 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
 Pyramid by David MacaulayWhen children catch their first glimpse of a pyramid, a sea of questions inevitably tumbles forth. "Why are they shaped like that?" "How... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.94 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | General |
 Adam and His Kin by Ruth BeechickA rare blending of the Bible account with information from sciences, archeology, ancient traditions and other sources. Reads as easily as a... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $9.00 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Philosophy & Religion |
| Hannibal by Robert Green Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian battles all the forces of Ancient Rome At: Local Library Amazon $12.23 | | Ancient to Classic | Middle | Biography |
| Plays by Sophocles Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| A Child's History of the World by V. M. Hillyer V. M. Hillyer is SO readable. My children continue to love reading his books. We have his geography, his art, and history of the world and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $58.98 | | Ancient to Modern | Elem | General |
| Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick I just got done reading this aloud to my homeschooled 6th grade twins. What a treasure! The author weaves together mathematical and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.94 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff The Story of the IliadHomer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.50 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Literature |
| Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.97 | | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, General |
| The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.53 | | Ancient to Modern | Middle | General |
| The Trojan Horse by Emily Little Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Elem | Literature |
| The Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Hentry Winterfeld [intro] In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.95 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | General |
| Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos My husband was given this story Bible back in 1961 when he was baptised as an infant. We are still reading it to our 4 children today. It... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $14.29 | | Ancient to Classic | Elem | Philosophy & Religion |