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Ancient Era
These are history books about the time period between roughly 2.5 million B.C to 600 B.C.
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Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World by Philip Matyszak

Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World

Philip Matyszak

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

Cleopatra: A Life

Stacy Schiff

14 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
You Are My Pride: A Love Letter from Your Motherland by Carole Boston Weatherford

You Are My Pride: A Love Letter from Your Motherland

Carole Boston Weatherford

40 pages • missing pub info (editions)

emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Discovery of Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh by E.A. Wallis Budge

The Discovery of Babylonian Story of the Deluge and the Epic of Gilgamesh

E.A. Wallis Budge

67 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Epic of Gilgamesh by Unknown

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Unknown

71 pages • first pub -1200 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous fast-paced
Sapiens : Une brève histoire de l'humanité by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens : Une brève histoire de l'humanité

A Brief History Series #1

Yuval Noah Harari

512 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek

Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization

Paul Kriwaczek

310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
The First Ghosts by Irving Finkel

The First Ghosts

Irving Finkel

9 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history dark reflective medium-paced
The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier

The History of Ancient Egypt

The Great Courses

Bob Brier

24 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization by Amanda H. Podany

Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization

The Great Courses

Amanda H. Podany

11 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced