History

3 works

3 works of History in the Western literary canon — ranked by Gröblé, with difficulty, length, and influence at a glance.

History, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 183The Histories~430 BCHerodotusHard·Epic·880 pagesInfluence81Popularity29Ancient GreeceHistoryAncient Greek
  2. 185The Annals of Imperial Rome~117Publius Cornelius TacitusGrueling·Long·455 pagesInfluence36Popularity27Ancient RomeHistoryLatin
  3. 186History of the Peloponnesian War~411 BCThucydidesGrueling·Epic·648 pagesInfluence80Popularity28Ancient GreeceHistoryAncient Greek