[Cronos]

It surprisingly does hold up even today.

If you read it you would see that what the book says and our perceptions of it are two different things.

Achilles is a great warrior but in the illiad is a disgusting man who raps, desecrated the body of Hector, etc

Hector comes off as the more noble while Menelaus and the other Achaens look seedy.

It is quite a morality story.

Some of those ancient Greek or Roman plays are very readable.

Before you dive into Homer, try the works of Lucian of Samosata, a Syrian from the 2nd century and you would find his farces, etc very enjoyable!

[Fledermaus]

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