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24 books recommended for fans of The Ancient Mediterranean by Michael Grant, tied together by themes of Historical Geography, Greece, Naval, and Ancient.

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The Battle of Salamis The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece–and Western Civilization

Barry S. Strauss

Themes: Greece • Naval • Ancient

A Naval History of the Peloponnesian War Ships, Men and Money in the War at Sea, 431-404 BC

Marc G. DeSantis

Themes: Greece • Naval • Ancient

Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World

Philip de Souza

Themes: Greece • Naval • Ancient

The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report Volume I – History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Pottery and Coins as Evidence for Dating

Susan W. Katsev

Themes: Greece • Naval • Ancient

Lords of the Sea The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy

John R. Hale

Themes: Greece • Naval • Ancient

Strabo’s Geography A Translation for the Modern World

Strabo

Themes: Historical Geography • Greece • Ancient

1434 The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance

Gavin Menzies

Themes: Historical Geography • Greece • Ancient

The Histories of Herodotus

Herodotus

Themes: Historical Geography • Greece • Ancient

The Library, Books 16-20 Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Successors

Diodorus (Siculus)

Themes: Historical Geography • Greece • Ancient

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The Landmark Thucydides A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War

Robert B. Strassler

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#11

Alexander the Great

Robin Lane Fox

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#12

A War Like No Other How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War

Victor Davis Hanson

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#13

Masters of Command Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership

Barry Strauss

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#14

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great A Journey from Greece to India

Michael Wood

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#15

Thermopylae The Battle That Changed the World

Paul Cartledge

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#16

An Artist As Soldier Seeking Refuge in Love and Art

Bernhard Epple

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#17

The Landmark Xenophon’s Hellenika A New Translation

Xenophon

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#18

Thucydides Mythistoricus (Routledge Revivals)

F. M. Cornford

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#19

Africa’s Lost Leader South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid

James Hamill

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#20

Hellenica – A History of My Times Books I-VII Complete

Xenophon

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#21

Alexander the Great Man and God

Ian Worthington

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#22

Four Points of the Compass The Unexpected History of Direction

Jerry Brotton

Themes: Historical Geography • Naval • Military

#23

Alexander at the End of the World The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great

Rachel Kousser

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

#24

The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

Themes: Greece • Ancient • Military

If The Ancient Mediterranean by Michael Grant is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Historical Geography, Greece, Naval and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Barry S. Strauss, Marc G. DeSantis, Philip de Souza, Susan W. Katsev, and others.