[TylerLives]

The Ancient City - Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges

If you're interested in what life in ancient Greece / Rome was like. The author does a very good job at not going into too much detail and boring the reader, while still telling you all the important events and changes that took place.

[unraveller]

Amazing book, it explains so much about the deep layers of our culture that it can make modern usage of terms seem hollow.

For another epic collection of history tidbits for the following period check out From Dawn to Decadence - Jacques Barzun

[anavette]

Has been on my list! Will move it up. Thanks