The most popular Ancient world books of 2026

A Weaver Spins a Tale of Blind Love 3 (3)

Mahiro Kobayakawa

Lore Olympus

The Blood of Olympus

Lore Olympus

Huge Numbers A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7

Richard Elwes

The Lost Voices of Pompeii

Jess Venner

Scent, Colour and Glitter in the Ancient World A Comparative History of Aromatics, Cosmetics and Adornment, from the Mediterranean to the China Seas

Fatema Soudavar Farmanfarmaian

The Gods Themselves

Shawn Ramsey, Shawn D. Ramsey

Leo

Abby Doty

Verity Guild

Mai Corland

Up All Night

Imogen Willetts

The Encyclopedia of Astrology

Sarah Christensen Fu

Sacred Landscapes in Ancient Egypt

Steven Snape

Middle East From Istanbul to Isfahan

Trevor Naylor

After 1177 B.C.

Eric H. Cline

Alexander God, King, Man

Edmund Richardson

Explore Mesopotamia

Zelda Wagner

The Wild Zone

Rick Riordan, Annabelle Oh

Hadrian's Eagles 'Hunter's Ancient Britain is a brilliantly realised world' Simon Scarrow

Damion Hunter

The World of Ionia (Routledge Worlds)

Alan M. Greaves

Egyptian Myths

Don Nardo

Histories

Tom Brass

Oxford Handbook of Pompeii and Its Environs

Joanne Berry, Rebecca R. Benefiel

On the Street of the Hidden Shops

Elizabeth Rodini