What to Read After Pompeii
Readers who loved Pompeii by Mary Beard keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Pompeii is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Pompeii
The Classical World
Rome and Jerusalem
Caesars' Wives
The Hemlock Cup
Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves
A History of Private Life
Rome
A day in the life of ancient Rome
Imperium
Shakespeare
Beatrice and Virgil
His Bloody Project
Prisoners of Geography
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Saturday
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
H Is for Hawk
The Sellout
Elizabeth Is Missing
Northern Lights
A Long Way Down
The Blind Assassin
The Dragon Reborn
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The Original Screenplay