Top 87 Ancient works in the Loeb Classical Library

Of the some 450 volumes in the Loeb series, here are the most widely read!

Updated September 6, 2024
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Prometheus bound : The suppliants ; Seven against Thebes ; The Persians
Aeschylus.
Paper Book
Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness and servitude in which mankind is...
The art of rhetoric / Aristotle ; translated with an introduction and notes by H.C. Lawson-Tancred
Aristotle.
Paper Book
With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the technique of rhetoric rapidly developed, bringing...
Aristotle, the Politics
Aristotle.
Paper Book
Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, 'The Politics' still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle's thorough and carefully argued analysis is based on a study of over 150 city constitutions, covering a huge range of political issues in order to...
The art of rhetoric / Aristotle ; translated with an introduction and notes by H.C. Lawson-Tancred
Aristotle.
Paper Book
With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the technique of rhetoric rapidly developed, bringing...
The last days of Socrates : Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
Plato.
Paper Book
'Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone- whether or not what I say is just' Plato's account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and the life of Classical Athens. In these four dialogues, Plato develops the...

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