- "Life and Thought in the Ancient World" (1955)
- "The Book of the Greeks: Selections from Greek Authors" (1957)
- "The Book of the Romans: Selections from Roman Authors" (1958)
- "The Roman Republic and Private Life" (1960)
- "Greek and Roman Slavery: A Sourcebook" (1966)
- "An Introduction to Ancient History" (1969)
- "The Classical Heritage of Western Europe: A History of Ancient Civilization" (1971)
- "Ancient Egypt" (1972)
- "The World of the Romans: A Sourcebook" (1974)
- "History of the Roman Empire" (1976)
- "The Ancient Near East: A History" (1979)
- "The World of Ancient Rome" (1981)
- "The World of Ancient Greece" (1983)
- "Daily Life of the Ancient Romans: A Sourcebook" (1984)
- "Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians: A Sourcebook" (1985)
- "The Oxford Classical Dictionary" (3rd edition, 1996)
Articles
Davies has contributed to numerous journals and encyclopedias, including:
- The American Journal of Philology
- The Classical Journal
- The Classical Quarterly
- The Journal of Roman Studies
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary
- The Encyclopedia Britannica