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6 works

Where it all began

The oldest stories we still read. Six epics, from the walls of Uruk to the shores of Latium.

The works, in reading order

1. 1. Epic of Gilgamesh Anonymous (Epic of Gilgamesh) · c. 1800 to 1200 BC
2. 2. Iliad Homer · 8th century BC
3. 3. Odyssey Homer · 7th century BC
4. 4. Mahabharata Veda Vyasa · c. 400 BC to 400 AD
5. 5. Ramayana C. Rajagopalachari · 3rd century BC
6. 6. Aeneid Virgil · 29 to 19 BC

Illustrations are created with AI assistance. Summaries are written with AI and reviewed by the editor. Book metadata comes from Wikidata and Open Library.