The Epic of Gilgamesh
Author Unknown2100 BCEThe Iliad
Homer800 BCEThe Odyssey
Homer800 BCELady of Elx
499 BCETemple of Segesta
420 BCEThe Mahābhārata
VyasaIt takes 1.8 million words to describe the meaning of life
400 BCEAncient Theatre of Taormina
400 BCEThe Republic
PlatoIrony, humor, metaphysics and the meaning of life. The original philosophical masterwork.
360 BCEAristotle’s Poetics
AristotleA masterclass on poetry and theater — too bad it’s half missing
335 BCEThe Laws of Manu
Author UnknownWant to become a Brahman? Memorize 1000 laws.
200 BCEThe Ramayana
ValmikiRama's journey to rescue his wife from the demon king (she's in another castle)
100 BCEOn the Nature of Things
LucretiusPhysics, the mind, soul, the movements of the universe, and sex, obviously
50 BCETen Books on Architecture
VitruviusHow to build roads, buildings and aqueducts with Roman precision
15 BCEMetamorphoses
OvidThe transformations of man and gods from before formation of the world
1 CEAeneid
VirgilThe adventures of Aeneis the Trojan, and what happens when the gods hate you
19 CEPantheon
Marcus Agrippa113 CE-125 CESt. Peter's Square
Gian Lorenzo Bernini1675Arch of Titus
Giovanni Battista Piranesi1748