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Ancient Book Summaries

The Nicomachean Ethics

by Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

by Aristotle 329 pages

by Aristotle

by Aristotle 368 pages

by Plato

by Plato 90 pages

by Plato

by Plato 112 pages

by Marcus Aurelius

With Selected Correspondence

With Selected Correspondence

by Marcus Aurelius 208 pages

by Aristotle

by Aristotle 365 pages

by Aristotle

by Aristotle 292 pages

by Tom Holland • 2005

The First World Empire, Battle for the West - 'Magisterial' Books of the Year, Independent

The First World Empire, Battle for the West - 'Magisterial' Books of the Year, Independent

by Tom Holland 2005 447 pages

by Plutarch

by Plutarch 260 pages

by Epicurus

by Epicurus 266 pages

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

by Marcus Tullius Cicero 384 pages

Discourses and Selected Writings

by Epictetus

Discourses and Selected Writings

by Epictetus 276 pages

The Persian Expedition

by Xenophon

The Persian Expedition

by Xenophon 375 pages

by Julia Annas • 2001

A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Julia Annas 2001 133 pages

by Touraj Daryaee • 2007

The Rise and Fall of an Empire

The Rise and Fall of an Empire

by Touraj Daryaee 2007 256 pages

by Plato

by Plato

The Campaigns of Alexander

by Arrian

The Campaigns of Alexander

by Arrian 430 pages

Early Socratic Dialogues

by Plato

Early Socratic Dialogues

by Plato 399 pages

by Thomas R. Martin • 1992

From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times

From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times

by Thomas R. Martin 1992 254 pages

A History of India, Vol. 1

by Romila Thapar • 1990

A History of India, Vol. 1

From Origins to 1300

by Romila Thapar 1990 384 pages

by Aeschylus • 1990

by Aeschylus 1990 144 pages

by John W.I. Lee • 2012

by John W.I. Lee 2012

by Nicholas Guild • 1987

by Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages

The Annals/The Histories

by Tacitus • 2003

The Annals/The Histories

by Tacitus 2003 640 pages

by Eric H. Cline • 2014

The Year Civilization Collapsed

The Year Civilization Collapsed

by Eric H. Cline 2014 264 pages

by Musonius Rufus

by Musonius Rufus 102 pages

by Euripides • 2006

by Euripides 2006 80 pages

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens

by Robin Waterfield • 2018

A History of Ancient Greece

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens

A History of Ancient Greece

by Robin Waterfield 2018 511 pages

Conversations of Socrates

by Xenophon

Conversations of Socrates

by Xenophon 366 pages

by Simon Goldhill • 1992

by Simon Goldhill 1992 156 pages

by Paul Cartledge • 2002

The World of the Warrior - Heroes of Ancient Greece, From Utopia to Crisis and Collapse

The World of the Warrior - Heroes of Ancient Greece, From Utopia to Crisis and Collapse

by Paul Cartledge 2002 320 pages

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings

by Amanda H. Podany • 2022

A New History of the Ancient Near East

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings

A New History of the Ancient Near East

by Amanda H. Podany 2022 662 pages

by Kathryn Lomas • 2017

From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars

From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars

by Kathryn Lomas 2017 432 pages

In Search of the Phoenicians

by Josephine Quinn • 2017

In Search of the Phoenicians

by Josephine Quinn 2017 360 pages

by Paul Cartledge • 2006

The Battle That Changed the World

The Battle That Changed the World

by Paul Cartledge 2006 313 pages

by Euripides

by Euripides 112 pages

The Ancient Near East

by Amanda H. Podany • 2013

A Very Short Introduction

The Ancient Near East

A Very Short Introduction

by Amanda H. Podany 2013 168 pages

by Michael Scott • 2016

An Epic History of East and West

An Epic History of East and West

by Michael Scott 2016 402 pages

The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece

by Josiah Ober • 2015

The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece

by Josiah Ober 2015 416 pages

by Jennifer T. Roberts • 2017

Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece

Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece

by Jennifer T. Roberts 2017 416 pages

by Plutarch

by Plutarch 766 pages

From Democrats to Kings

by Michael Scott • 2009

The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great

From Democrats to Kings

The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great

by Michael Scott 2009 294 pages

The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome

by Charles Freeman • 2023

The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome

250 BC - 400 AD

by Charles Freeman 2023 400 pages

by Plato

by Plato 1848 pages

by Plutarch • 2015

by Plutarch 2015 706 pages

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