Ἱστορίαι
Herodotus
One of the earliest histories of the western world still extant, this gives a contemporary account of the Greco-Persian wars of the fifth century BCE with the rise of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great.
Read Time: ~3.2 hr
The Art of War
by [Sun Wu zhu (1995)
About this book
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu
Setting / LocationNew York City
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreThe Art of War Lead Character
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