r/classicliterature best of each time

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12 participants (43 books)

Overview

Based on u/DataWhiskers posts getting votes for each top classical work during each time period.

Challenge Books

1

The Epic of Gilgamesh by Unknown

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Unknown

2

The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer

3

The Republic by Plato

The Republic

Plato

4

The Aeneid by Virgil

The Aeneid

Virgil

5

Metamorphoses by Ovid

Metamorphoses

Ovid

6

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

7

The Heart Sutra by

The Heart Sutra

8

The Confessions of Saint Augustine by Saint Augustine of Hippo

The Confessions of Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine of Hippo

9

City of God by Saint Augustine of Hippo

City of God

Saint Augustine of Hippo

10

The Poems from On the Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

The Poems from On the Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius

11

The Quran by Anonymous

The Quran

Anonymous

12

Beowulf by Unknown

Beowulf

Unknown