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Where to start with classics? 2017-06-20 08:46:39 Post No. 2978665
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I have just finished a Philosophy, Politics and Ethics degree and have already started wanting to get back into studying. I thought i would study classics in my own time, but i have no clue where to start. Do i need to study the history of Ancient Greece before getting into the Roman Empire or not? Does anyone have any good entry level books, podcasts, online resources etc to help me get started? All tips and advice would be great
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Start with the Greeks and especially start with their mythology. You should read the Odyssey and Illiad and study the whole Trojan Cycle if you really want to understand their culture, especially since that story links to the mythological founding of Rome through the Aeneid. Then just focus on Athens and branch out since that was the main city-state in Greece.
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Herodotus.
Thucydides.
Keep in mind the former is mostly tall tales, but widely believed ones. Thucydides, on the other hand, is the first proper historian. Very insightful, yet easy to follow.
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Related, how much latin and greek do you have to know if you want to do a degree classics?
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/lit/ has Start with the Greeks as an unironic meme. They may have a sticky with recommendations.
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