The Praise Singer
by Mary Renault | 
Tides of War
by Steven Pressfield | 
The Ten Thousand
by Michael Curtis Ford | 
The Mask of Apollo
by Mary Renault | 
Goat Song
by Frank Yerby | 
Funeral Games
by Mary Renault | 
Marathon
by Christian Cameron | 
Homer's Daughter
by Robert Graves | 
Last of the Amazons
by Steven Pressfield | 
Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault | 
The Blessing Stone
by Barbara Wood | 
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault | 
The Seekers
by John Jakes | 
Olympiad
by Tom Holt | 
The Hearth and Eagle
by Anya Seton | 
The Charioteer
by Mary Renault | 
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough | 
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy | 
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton | 
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray |
In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.