The European Legacy
Explore the enduring ideas of the European legacy with our curated reading list, featuring Herodotus's 'The Histories' and Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' for deep historical and literary insight.
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The Histories
by Herodotus
The story of the Greek city-states uniting to repel a superior Persian army is the main theme in this classical narrative, but Herodotus fleshes out his text with digressions, describing the wonders of Egypt and recounting stories and folk tales.
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War and Peace
by graf Leo Tolstoy
Presents the classical epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russian families