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Famous Ancient Literary Works

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The Odyssey

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Homer, Ancient Greek, The epic tale of Odysseus's journey home after the Trojan War.

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The Iliad

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Homer, Ancient Greek, A poem about the siege of Troy and the hero Achilles.

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The Aeneid

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Virgil, Roman, The journey of Aeneas from Troy to Italy where he became an ancestor of the Romans.

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Oedipus Rex

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Sophocles, Ancient Greek, A play about King Oedipus's downfall through an oracle's prophecy.

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Antigone

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Sophocles, Ancient Greek, The story of Antigone, who defies the king's order and buries her brother.

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Metamorphoses

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Ovid, Roman, A narrative poem comprising various mythical tales of transformation.

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The Republic

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Plato, Ancient Greek, A Socratic dialogue concerning justice, order, and character.

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Histories

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Herodotus, Ancient Greek, Often considered the founding work of history in Western literature.

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Theogony

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Hesiod, Ancient Greek, A poem describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods.

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Works and Days

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Hesiod, Ancient Greek, A didactic poem that covers various aspects of agrarian life.

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Medea

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Euripides, Ancient Greek, A tragedy about Medea who takes revenge on her husband Jason.

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Poetics

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Aristotle, Ancient Greek, The earliest surviving work of dramatic theory.

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Elements

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Euclid, Ancient Greek, A mathematical and geometric treatise consisting of 13 books.

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Annals

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Tacitus, Roman, A yearly recording of Roman history, including the reigns of the emperors.

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Natural History

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Pliny the Elder, Roman, A vast encyclopedia of the knowledge of the ancient world.

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Argonautica

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Apollonius of Rhodes, Ancient Greek, An epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece.

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The History of the Peloponnesian War

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Thucydides, Ancient Greek, An account of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens.

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Anabasis

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Xenophon, Ancient Greek, The story of Greek mercenaries’ journey home through hostile Persia.

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Lysistrata

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Aristophanes, Ancient Greek, A comedic play about women who withhold sex to end the Peloponnesian War.

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Meditations

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Marcus Aurelius, Roman, A series of personal writings by the Roman Emperor on Stoic philosophy.

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