Pradėti nemokamą bandomąjį laikotarpį
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief

Senovės knygų santraukos

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
parašė Robin Waterfield • 2018
One culture, a thousand warring city-states: the split that built ancient Greece and doomed it.
3.92
436
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens Santrauka
Įtraukiantys
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
One culture, a thousand warring city-states: the split that built ancient Greece and doomed it.
parašė Robin Waterfield 2018 511 puslapiai
3.92
436 įvertinimai
The Nicomachean Ethics
parašė Aristotle
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
4.00
61 000+
The Nicomachean Ethics Santrauka
The Nicomachean Ethics
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
parašė Aristotle 329 puslapiai
4.00
61 000+ įvertinimai
Politics
parašė Aristotle
Every city promises the good life. Aristotle's test for which ones actually deliver it.
3.98
43 000+
Politics Santrauka
Politics
Every city promises the good life. Aristotle's test for which ones actually deliver it.
parašė Aristotle 368 puslapiai
3.98
43 000+ įvertinimai
The Symposium
parašė Plato
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
4.09
91 000+
The Symposium Santrauka
The Symposium
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
parašė Plato 90 puslapiai
4.09
91 000+ įvertinimai
Timaeus
parašė Plato
A living cosmos, a craftsman god, time as forever's copy, Atlantis the proof of power's fall.
3.85
3 000+
Timaeus Santrauka
Timaeus
A living cosmos, a craftsman god, time as forever's copy, Atlantis the proof of power's fall.
parašė Plato 112 puslapiai
3.85
3 000+ įvertinimai
Meditations
parašė Marcus Aurelius
A Roman emperor's private notebook became philosophy's most practical guide to staying steady.
4.24
500+
Meditations Santrauka
Meditations
A Roman emperor's private notebook became philosophy's most practical guide to staying steady.
parašė Marcus Aurelius 208 puslapiai
4.24
500+ įvertinimai
Metaphysics
parašė Aristotle
What is being? Aristotle’s inquiry into the first causes and architecture of reality itself.
4.07
18 000+
Metaphysics Santrauka
Metaphysics
What is being? Aristotle’s inquiry into the first causes and architecture of reality itself.
parašė Aristotle 365 puslapiai
4.07
18 000+ įvertinimai
The Art of Rhetoric
parašė Aristotle
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
3.87
6 000+
The Art of Rhetoric Santrauka
The Art of Rhetoric
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
parašė Aristotle 292 puslapiai
3.87
6 000+ įvertinimai
Persian Fire
parašė Tom Holland • 2005
An ancient clash of civilizations: how a tiny Greece stopped a superpower, and invented the West.
4.17
11 000+
Persian Fire Santrauka
Persian Fire
An ancient clash of civilizations: how a tiny Greece stopped a superpower, and invented the West.
parašė Tom Holland 2005 447 puslapiai
4.17
11 000+ įvertinimai
On Sparta
parašė Plutarch
Lycurgus designed a state that produced fearless soldiers. Wealth broke it faster than any enemy.
4.12
2 000+
On Sparta Santrauka
On Sparta
Lycurgus designed a state that produced fearless soldiers. Wealth broke it faster than any enemy.
parašė Plutarch 260 puslapiai
4.12
2 000+ įvertinimai
The Art of Happiness
parašė Epicurus
The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.
3.80
6 000+
The Art of Happiness Santrauka
The Art of Happiness
The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.
parašė Epicurus 266 puslapiai
3.80
6 000+ įvertinimai
Discourses and Selected Writings
parašė Epictetus
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
4.40
12 000+
Discourses and Selected Writings Santrauka
Discourses and Selected Writings
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
parašė Epictetus 276 puslapiai
4.40
12 000+ įvertinimai
On the Good Life
parašė Marcus Tullius Cicero
Happiness needs no wealth, power, or fame: a Roman philosopher's case that virtue alone suffices.
4.00
2 000+
On the Good Life Santrauka
On the Good Life
Happiness needs no wealth, power, or fame: a Roman philosopher's case that virtue alone suffices.
parašė Marcus Tullius Cicero 384 puslapiai
4.00
2 000+ įvertinimai
The Persian Expedition
parašė Xenophon
An army of 10,000 Greeks, betrayed and stranded in Persia, must fight its way home.
4.11
10 000+
The Persian Expedition Santrauka
The Persian Expedition
An army of 10,000 Greeks, betrayed and stranded in Persia, must fight its way home.
parašė Xenophon 375 puslapiai
4.11
10 000+ įvertinimai
Ancient Philosophy
parašė Julia Annas • 2001
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
3.64
500+
Ancient Philosophy Santrauka
Ancient Philosophy
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
parašė Julia Annas 2001 133 puslapiai
3.64
500+ įvertinimai
Sasanian Persia
parašė Touraj Daryaee • 2007
Rome's greatest rival invented an Iranian identity that outlived the empire itself.
3.84
180
Sasanian Persia Santrauka
Sasanian Persia
Rome's greatest rival invented an Iranian identity that outlived the empire itself.
parašė Touraj Daryaee 2007 256 puslapiai
3.84
180 įvertinimai
Carmide
parašė Plato
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
3.53
1 000+
Carmide Santrauka
Carmide
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
parašė Plato
3.53
1 000+ įvertinimai
The Campaigns of Alexander
parašė Arrian
How Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and was conquered by his own ambition.
4.17
5 000+
The Campaigns of Alexander Santrauka
The Campaigns of Alexander
How Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and was conquered by his own ambition.
parašė Arrian 430 puslapiai
4.17
5 000+ įvertinimai
Early Socratic Dialogues
parašė Plato
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
4.05
417
Early Socratic Dialogues Santrauka
Early Socratic Dialogues
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
parašė Plato 399 puslapiai
4.05
417 įvertinimai
Ancient Greece
parašė Thomas R. Martin • 1992
A journey from the Minoans to Alexander, explaining how Greece shaped the Western world.
3.98
2 000+
Ancient Greece Santrauka
Ancient Greece
A journey from the Minoans to Alexander, explaining how Greece shaped the Western world.
parašė Thomas R. Martin 1992 254 puslapiai
3.98
2 000+ įvertinimai
Prometheus Bound
parašė Aeschylus • 1990
Chained for giving fire to mortals, a Titan holds the secret that could overthrow Zeus.
3.94
22 000+
Prometheus Bound Santrauka
Prometheus Bound
Chained for giving fire to mortals, a Titan holds the secret that could overthrow Zeus.
parašė Aeschylus 1990 144 puslapiai
3.94
22 000+ įvertinimai
A History of India, Vol. 1
parašė Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2 000+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Santrauka
A History of India, Vol. 1
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
parašė Romila Thapar 1990 384 puslapiai
3.63
2 000+ įvertinimai
The Persian Empire
parašė John W.I. Lee • 2012
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
4.10
500+
The Persian Empire Santrauka
The Persian Empire
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
parašė John W.I. Lee 2012
4.10
500+ įvertinimai
The Assyrian
parašė Nicholas Guild • 1987
Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.
4.26
1 000+
The Assyrian Santrauka
The Assyrian
Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.
parašė Nicholas Guild 1987 552 puslapiai
4.26
1 000+ įvertinimai
The Annals/The Histories
parašė Tacitus • 2003
Four emperors in one year, a city in flames, and a historian who watched it all.
4.03
375
The Annals/The Histories Santrauka
The Annals/The Histories
Four emperors in one year, a city in flames, and a historian who watched it all.
parašė Tacitus 2003 640 puslapiai
4.03
375 įvertinimai
1177 B.C.
parašė Eric H. Cline • 2014
The Bronze Age had trade routes and diplomacy. A cascade of disasters brought it down.
3.74
13 000+
1177 B.C. Santrauka
1177 B.C.
The Bronze Age had trade routes and diplomacy. A cascade of disasters brought it down.
parašė Eric H. Cline 2014 264 puslapiai
3.74
13 000+ įvertinimai
Musonius Rufus
parašė Musonius Rufus
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
4.08
500+
Musonius Rufus Santrauka
Musonius Rufus
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
parašė Musonius Rufus 102 puslapiai
4.08
500+ įvertinimai
The Trojan Women
parašė Euripides • 2006
Hektor's last hope arrives too late: a Thracian king whom Athena has already marked for death.
3.89
13 000+
The Trojan Women Santrauka
The Trojan Women
Hektor's last hope arrives too late: a Thracian king whom Athena has already marked for death.
parašė Euripides 2006 80 puslapiai
3.89
13 000+ įvertinimai
Conversations of Socrates
parašė Xenophon
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
4.04
3 000+
Conversations of Socrates Santrauka
Conversations of Socrates
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
parašė Xenophon 366 puslapiai
4.04
3 000+ įvertinimai
درباره اورستیا
parašė Simon Goldhill • 1992
Why the charter myth of Western theatre is far more unsettling than its torchlit finale admits.
3.98
63
درباره اورستیا Santrauka
درباره اورستیا
Why the charter myth of Western theatre is far more unsettling than its torchlit finale admits.
parašė Simon Goldhill 1992 156 puslapiai
3.98
63 įvertinimai
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
parašė Amanda H. Podany • 2022
Before empires had kings, they had barley counters and scribes. Their ledgers are our history.
4.39
500+
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings Santrauka
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
Before empires had kings, they had barley counters and scribes. Their ledgers are our history.
parašė Amanda H. Podany 2022 662 puslapiai
4.39
500+ įvertinimai
The Spartans
parašė Paul Cartledge • 2002
The 300 Spartans died to preserve a system of mass enslavement; heroism and horror were one.
3.78
3 000+
The Spartans Santrauka
The Spartans
The 300 Spartans died to preserve a system of mass enslavement; heroism and horror were one.
parašė Paul Cartledge 2002 320 puslapiai
3.78
3 000+ įvertinimai
The Rise of Rome
parašė Kathryn Lomas • 2017
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
3.99
288
The Rise of Rome Santrauka
The Rise of Rome
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
parašė Kathryn Lomas 2017 432 puslapiai
3.99
288 įvertinimai
Thermopylae
parašė Paul Cartledge • 2006
The Persian Empire seemed unstoppable. 300 Spartans proved otherwise; their defeat saved Greece.
3.79
1 000+
Thermopylae Santrauka
Thermopylae
The Persian Empire seemed unstoppable. 300 Spartans proved otherwise; their defeat saved Greece.
parašė Paul Cartledge 2006 313 puslapiai
3.79
1 000+ įvertinimai
In Search of the Phoenicians
parašė Josephine Quinn • 2017
The Phoenicians never called themselves that; Greeks, Romans, and modern nations invented them.
3.67
150
In Search of the Phoenicians Santrauka
In Search of the Phoenicians
The Phoenicians never called themselves that; Greeks, Romans, and modern nations invented them.
parašė Josephine Quinn 2017 360 puslapiai
3.67
150 įvertinimai
Electra
parašė Euripides
A princess in a peasant's hut awaits her brother's return to avenge their murdered father.
3.95
8 000+
Electra Santrauka
Electra
A princess in a peasant's hut awaits her brother's return to avenge their murdered father.
parašė Euripides 112 puslapiai
3.95
8 000+ įvertinimai
Ancient Worlds
parašė Michael Scott • 2016
Democracy, republic, and Confucianism were born in the same century. None by design.
3.77
500+
Ancient Worlds Santrauka
Ancient Worlds
Democracy, republic, and Confucianism were born in the same century. None by design.
parašė Michael Scott 2016 402 puslapiai
3.77
500+ įvertinimai
The Ancient Near East
parašė Amanda H. Podany • 2013
How a forgotten region gave us cities, writing, and the first empires, in a single short volume.
3.89
500+
The Ancient Near East Santrauka
The Ancient Near East
How a forgotten region gave us cities, writing, and the first empires, in a single short volume.
parašė Amanda H. Podany 2013 168 puslapiai
3.89
500+ įvertinimai
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
parašė Josiah Ober • 2015
A thousand rival city-states, not empire, produced classical Greece's unprecedented prosperity.
3.94
308
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece Santrauka
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
A thousand rival city-states, not empire, produced classical Greece's unprecedented prosperity.
parašė Josiah Ober 2015 416 puslapiai
3.94
308 įvertinimai
The Plague of War
parašė Jennifer T. Roberts • 2017
Athens and Sparta destroyed each other in a war neither wanted. The only winner was Macedon.
3.94
179
The Plague of War Santrauka
The Plague of War
Athens and Sparta destroyed each other in a war neither wanted. The only winner was Macedon.
parašė Jennifer T. Roberts 2017 416 puslapiai
3.94
179 įvertinimai
Plutarch's Lives
parašė Plutarch
Plutarch's method: put Greek beside Roman, compare their virtues, let character judge history.
4.10
6 000+
Plutarch's Lives Santrauka
Plutarch's Lives
Plutarch's method: put Greek beside Roman, compare their virtues, let character judge history.
parašė Plutarch 766 puslapiai
4.10
6 000+ įvertinimai
From Democrats to Kings
parašė Michael Scott • 2009
How a brutal, forgotten century of war turned democracies into kingdoms and gave us Alexander.
3.83
249
From Democrats to Kings Santrauka
From Democrats to Kings
How a brutal, forgotten century of war turned democracies into kingdoms and gave us Alexander.
parašė Michael Scott 2009 294 puslapiai
3.83
249 įvertinimai
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
parašė Charles Freeman • 2023
Rome ruled, but Greek thinkers kept advancing philosophy, science, and medicine for 500 years.
3.98
82
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome Santrauka
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
Rome ruled, but Greek thinkers kept advancing philosophy, science, and medicine for 500 years.
parašė Charles Freeman 2023 400 puslapiai
3.98
82 įvertinimai
Plato
parašė Plato
Jesus didn't exist. Early Christians worshiped a heavenly myth; the Gospels are Hebrew rewrites.
4.38
12 000+
Plato Santrauka
Plato
Jesus didn't exist. Early Christians worshiped a heavenly myth; the Gospels are Hebrew rewrites.
parašė Plato 1848 puslapiai
4.38
12 000+ įvertinimai
Plutarch's Lives
parašė Plutarch • 2015
Greek meets Roman: paired biographies that map the character traits behind every rise and fall.
4.19
3 000+
Plutarch's Lives Santrauka
Plutarch's Lives
Greek meets Roman: paired biographies that map the character traits behind every rise and fall.
parašė Plutarch 2015 706 puslapiai
4.19
3 000+ įvertinimai
The History of the Ancient World
parašė Susan Wise Bauer • 2007
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
4.11
6 000+
The History of the Ancient World Santrauka
The History of the Ancient World
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
parašė Susan Wise Bauer 2007 896 puslapiai
4.11
6 000+ įvertinimai
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Šiandien: gaukite prieigą iš karto
Klausykitės daugiau nei 26 000 knygų santraukų. Tai daugiau nei 12 000 valandų garso!
2 diena: priminimas apie bandomąjį laikotarpį
Atsiųsime pranešimą, kad bandomasis laikotarpis netrukus baigsis.
3 diena: prasideda prenumerata
Mokestis bus nuskaitytas Jul 25,
atšaukite bet kada iki to.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel