Books I have read till now which could be said to meet the expectations I set above:
1. Iliad and The Odyssey
2. The Epic of Gilgamesh
3. The Aeneid
4. Bhagavad Gita
5. History of the Peloponnesian War
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Books which could definitely be considered Epics but not enough time has passed for them to reach that revered stratosphere of national epics. (NOT LOOKING FOR THESE)
1. War and Peace
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Edward Gibbons
3. The Second World War. Winston Churchill
4. Wolf Hall
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I have narrowed it down to 4 choices
Before you say Beowulf I say to you "ROPE AND COPE"
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!bookworms need help with finding Japanese/Chinese/Korean Ancient epics. Suggestions?
I'm seeing there's a trend that most of the greatest historical epics stretch from Mediterranean to present day Afghanistan and North West India. The same region which was said to be the land of the Aryans. !nooticers
!bharatiya should have consulted you guys before doing this but I just express ordered the Vivek DevRoy translation (I would trust an Indian translator more than a non Indian one) but I don't know if there are better ones. Do you think it's a good enough translation?
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This is the heritage of every nation (whether they know it or not)
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Not enough time
At least 5-600 years
You know any good ancient Greco-Roman books on economics? I have read Aristotle(Rhetorics) and Plato (Politics) but my knowledge about ancient philosophy ends about there.
Interestingly neither of them are mentioned as the greatest lawgivers of history in the Capitol
https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/relief-portrait-plaques-lawgivers
Maybe one day when I have enough time I'll complete the famous works of all 23
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Dunno of any myself but I would actually be interested in Roman economics too.
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Economics is a modern field, though basic first semester shit was known, it wasn't quite developed like math or philosophy was in ancient times. It could be said that the lack of crucial economic principles was a major factor preventing further industrialization in Ancient Rome
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That shit is so boring. Like, the guy was so right that everything he says is just common sense these days, but it makes for a terrible read. Dropped it about a quarter in.
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That's economics in general
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