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post any and all things related to Greco-Roman /lit/, whether it be their philosophy, poetry, drama, etc. or on their languages and advice on learning them
questions of the thread: who is your favorite Classical author, what is your favorite Classical work, and which do you know better, Latin or Greek?
I'll start:
>Callimachus or Heraclitus
>The Aeneid
>Latin

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>>14072113
>Homer
>The Iliad
>Latin

Has anyone read this?Recently learned of Lucretius, started seeing it a lot lately in bookstores and was wondering if it's worth a read.read.

>> No.14072197

>>14072113
>who is your favorite Classical author
Vergilius

>what is your favorite Classical work
The Iliad and the Odyssey. But I never got the chance to read them in their original language as I don't know Homeric/Epic Greek (yet).

>which do you know better, Latin or Greek?
Latin.

>> No.14072212

What are the best stories about venus?

>> No.14072282

>>14072152
Anon, it's awesome.

Anyway, in answer to the questions:
>Catullus or Virgil
>The Georgics
>Latin