A basic level guide to some of the best known and loved works of prose, poetry and drama from ancient Greece, Rome and other ancient civilizations - Index of Individual Works

A basic level guide to some of the best known and loved works of prose, poetry and drama from ancient Greece, Rome and other ancient civilizations

2017年1月23日 · From the words behind the Greek myths that mystified us as children to the inner sanctum of twisted emperors via proto-feminist political dissent, the Roman and Greek classics have it.

Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that were recorded on a variety of media, including stone, clay tablets, papyri, palm leaves, and metal.

2015年4月30日 · Normally rendered in English as King Cheops and the Magicians, the Westcar Papyrus is a collection of five separate stories, each one detailing an ancient Egyptian priest or magician and the miracles he performed. Allegedly discovered by and named after Henry Westcar, a British adventurer, the papyrus eventually found its way to a German ...

Add only books that were written in ancient times (before year AD 399) in any genre. From any part of the world.

Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that were recorded on a variety of media, including stone, stone tablets, papyri, palm leaves, and metal.

Here are five of the most important works of literature to have been produced in Ancient Greece. Homer’s two epic poems are often referred to in the same breath, and for good reason. Both works were based on ancient myths and legends, and tell the story of the Trojan War through two different protagonists: Achilles and Odysseus.

2022年11月28日 · In the history of world literature, there have been iconic writings that prove invaluable to how we see and understand the ancients. Here are some of the most famous and oldest pieces of literature...

2023年2月21日 · Important examples of ancient literature include works such as the "Epic of Gilgamesh," a Sumerian epic poem; the "Code of Hammurabi," a set of rules and laws written at the direction of...