LOEB

Anabasis
Anabasis

The Anabasis by Xenophon (c. 430 c. 354 BCE) is an eyewitness account of Greek mercenaries' challeng

Xenophon

Isocrates: v. 2
Isocrates: v. 2

The importance of Isocrates for the study of Greek civilisation of the fourth century BCE is indispu

Isocrates

The Lives of Eminent Philosophers: v.1
The Lives of Eminent Philosophers: v.1

This rich compendium on the lives and doctrines of philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Th

Diogenes Laertius

A History of the Peloponnesian War: Bk. 7-8
A History of the Peloponnesian War: Bk. 7-8

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of

Thucydides

Hellenica: Bks. 1-4
Hellenica: Bks. 1-4

Hellenica by Xenophon (c. 430 c. 354 BCE) is a history of Greek affairs from 411 362 BCE that begins

Xenophon

Pindar: v. 2
Pindar: v. 2

Of the Greek lyric poets, Pindar (c.519-438 BC) was "by far the greatest for the magnificence of his

Pindar

The Odyssey: v.1
The Odyssey: v.1

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer (eighth century BCE) are the two oldest European epic poems. The

Homer

Odyssey: v.2
Odyssey: v.2

A show stopper a classic work: the edition translated by A.T. Murray that is cited in BCL3 (this rev

Homer