Ancient Rome

c. 240 BCE-500 CE· 14 works

Virgil to Marcus Aurelius. Latin literature that absorbed, transformed, and transmitted Greek culture across an empire.

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Ancient Rome, Ranked

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  1. 1The Aeneid19 BCVirgilHard·Long·484 pagesInfluence96Popularity70Ancient RomeEpicLatin
  2. 2Confessions~398Augustine of HippoModerate·Medium·296 pagesInfluence91Popularity37Ancient RomeBiography & MemoirLatin
  3. 3Letters from a Stoic~64SenecaBreezy·Short·254 pagesInfluence38Popularity42Ancient RomePhilosophyLatin
  4. 4On the Nature of Things~55 BCLucretiusHard·Medium·304 pagesInfluence72Popularity10Ancient RomePhilosophyLatin
  5. 5The Golden Ass~170ApuleiusModerate·Short·272 pagesInfluence36Popularity8Ancient RomeNovelLatin
  6. 6The Works of Cicero~50 BCMarcus Tullius CiceroGrueling·Short·272 pagesInfluence80Popularity11Ancient RomePhilosophyLatin
  7. 7The Satyricon~65PetroniusModerate·Quick·208 pagesInfluence35Popularity8Ancient RomeSatireLatin
  8. 8Metamorphoses8OvidHard·Epic·576 pagesInfluence96Popularity68Ancient RomeEpicLatin
  9. 9The Consolation of Philosophy~524BoethiusHard·Quick·154 pagesInfluence32Popularity28Ancient RomePhilosophyLatin
  10. 10The Odes of Horace23 BCHoratiusGrueling·Medium·368 pagesInfluence34Popularity10Ancient RomeLyricLatin
  11. 11The Georgics29 BCVirgilHard·Quick·109 pagesInfluence34Popularity10Ancient RomeDidactic VerseLatin
  12. 12Meditations~175Marcus AureliusModerate·Short·256 pagesInfluence37Popularity80Ancient RomePhilosophyAncient Greek
  13. 13The Eclogues~37 BCVirgilHard·Quick·41 pagesInfluence34Popularity9Ancient RomePastoralLatin
  14. 14The Annals of Imperial Rome~117Publius Cornelius TacitusGrueling·Long·455 pagesInfluence36Popularity27Ancient RomeHistoryLatin
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