The adventures of Aeneis the Trojan, and what happens when the gods hate you
Aeneid
Virgil, 19 CEA masterclass on poetry and theater — too bad it’s half missing
Aristotle’s Poetics
Aristotle, 335 BCEThe transformations of man and gods from before formation of the world
Metamorphoses
Ovid, 1 CEPhysics, the mind, soul, the movements of the universe, and sex, obviously
On the Nature of Things
Lucretius, 50 BCEHow to build roads, buildings and aqueducts with Roman precision
Ten Books on Architecture
Vitruvius, 15 BCEThe Epic of Gilgamesh
2100 BCEThe Iliad
Homer, 800 BCEWant to become a Brahman? Memorize 1000 laws.
The Laws of Manu
Author Unknown, 200 BCEIt takes 1.8 million words to describe the meaning of life
The Mahābhārata
Vyasa, 400 BCEThe Odyssey
Homer, 800 BCERama's journey to rescue his wife from the demon king (she's in another castle)
The Ramayana
Valmiki, 100 BCEIrony, metaphysics, and the meaning of life