The Epic of Gilgamesh
Anonymous · 2100 BCE – 2100 BCE
The Iliad
Homer · 1200 BCE – 1200 BCE
The Odyssey
Homer · 1200 BCE – 1200 BCE
The Histories
Herodotus · 550 BCE – 430 BCE
A History of Ancient Egypt
Nicolas Grimal · 3000 BCE – 300 BCE
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard · 509 BCE – 212 CE
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · 70000 BCE – 2010 CE
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond · 11000 BCE – 2000 CE
Other periods: Prehistory · Classical · Medieval · Early Modern · Modern · Contemporary