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TUBHU Ancient History Library: 95 Public-Domain Works on Ancient History
This library gathers 95 public-domain books on ancient history, organized into four browsing categories: Greece, Rome, Egypt Near East, and Ancient Civilizations. The selection spans from primary sources like Xenophon's Anabasis and Suetonius's Lives of the Twelve Caesars to scholarly surveys such as Maspero's History of Egypt and works edited by A. H. Sayce. Categories overlap, and the catalogue notes that a single work may fit multiple subjects. For newcomers, suggested reading paths offer a structured entry: begin with Xenophon for Greek history, Suetonius for Roman imperial lives, or The Tell El Amarna Period for Egypt and the Near East. Each record provides bibliographic details, Gutenberg release year, and a catalogue note to orient readers.
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Cicero and his friends — A Close...
In Rome
Tiberius the Tyrant — Reading Co...
In Rome
Augustus: The Life and Times of ...
In Rome
The Story of Rome, From the Earl...
In Rome
Monumentum Ancyranum: The Deeds ...
In Rome
The Story of Greece: Told to Boy...
In Greece
The Origin of Tyranny — Edition ...
In Ancient...
The Life and Times of Akhnaton, ...
In Egypt N...
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