Ancient World

The Bible: Genesis to Revelation - the foundational text of Western civilization. History, poetry, prophecy, and faith - overview and where to buy.

Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus battles Cyclops and Sirens on his journey home to Penelope. Ancient Greek epic - summary, characters, and where to buy.

Homer's Iliad tells of Achilles' wrath during the Trojan War. The foundational epic of Western literature - summary, analysis, and where to buy.

Virgil's Aeneid: Trojan prince Aeneas journeys to found Rome, sacrificing love and peace to duty. The epic poem that defined Western civilization.

Sophocles' Oedipus the King: a ruler's relentless search for truth destroys him. The original tragedy and the foundation of Western drama.

Sophocles' Antigone: a young woman defies a king to bury her brother. The eternal drama of conscience against authority.

Plato's Republic: Socrates, the Allegory of the Cave, and the foundational dialogue on justice, truth, and the ideal state.

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Humanity's oldest story of friendship, loss, and the quest for immortality. A timeless masterpiece from ancient Mesopotamia.

Explore the Oresteia by Aeschylus, the ancient Greek trilogy tracing justice from blood vengeance to democratic law.

Euripides' tragic masterpiece about a betrayed sorceress whose devastating revenge remains shocking after 2,500 years.

Explore the Mahabharata, ancient India's epic of dharma, dynasty, and war -- featuring the Bhagavad Gita and timeless moral complexity.

Sophocles' final tragedy follows the blind, exiled Oedipus to a sacred grove where suffering transforms into divine grace and redemption.

Explore The Complete Works of Plato, the foundational texts of Western philosophy, from the Allegory of the Cave to the Symposium.

Aristotle's foundational masterwork on virtue, happiness, and the art of living a truly flourishing human life.

Valmiki's ancient Sanskrit epic of Rama's quest to rescue Sita—a foundational masterpiece of world literature and Hindu civilization.