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how do i start with the greeks
give me titles

>> No.13725674 [DELETED] 

>>13725666
Plato

>> No.13725692

>>13725666
start with basic greek history.

>> No.13725694

>>13725666
Start with Homer.

>> No.13725695

>>13725666
Look on the wiki for the chart

>> No.13725703

>>13725695
i see the chart posted here from time to time
can u provide it ?

>> No.13725738

>>13725666

start with philolaus

>> No.13725763

>>13725703
Look on the wiki for the chart

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>>13725703

>> No.13725786

iliad > odyssey > theogony > works & days > histories > history of the peloponnesian war > playwrights > read on presocratics > plato > aristotle

>> No.13725792

>>13725767
>>13725786
thanks bros

>> No.13725794

>>13725666
nice pic

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>>13725792
here's the other one.

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>>13725794
if you like that, just take a look at this

>> No.13725835

>>13725694
/thread

>> No.13725967

>>13725694
Why would i read someone called homo haha man you're crazy ahah

>> No.13725975

More like GAYreek amirite?

>> No.13726213

>>13725767
>>13725816
Edith Hamilton is an okay overview of the Greek myths, but if you want something more in depth, go with The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

>> No.13726541

What should one read after finishing the Greeks?

>> No.13726543

>>13725694
is the iliad a good start? i found a penguin copy at goodwill and might think about starting it after my current book.

>> No.13726545

>>13726541
the Greeks

>> No.13726553

>>13726543
yes

>> No.13726613

>>13725666
It's easy:
If you strong enough for extremely boring shit: poems, Iliad then Odissey, Plato then Aristotle
If you don't have the time for extremely boring shit like Homer: poems, Plato then Aristotle

>> No.13727113

>>13726213
i was just gonna read apollodorus.

>> No.13727117

>>13726213
i was just gonna read apollodorus.

>> No.13727118

>>13725666
They say start with the Greeks, but I say proceed with the Pre-Clovis.

>> No.13727228

>>13726543
It is my favorite book and the greatest story you will ever read. I am not joking.