Ancient East

c. 2100-350 BCE· 7 works

Ancient literature east of the Greek and Roman traditions - Mesopotamian epic, Chinese philosophy and military thought, Indian epic. The literary heritage of the ancient East.

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  1. 1The Bhagavad Gita~200 BCVyasaHard·Medium·294 pagesInfluence80Popularity66Ancient EastPhilosophySanskrit
  2. 2The Mahabharata~400 BCVyasaHard·Epic·888 pagesInfluence79Popularity66Ancient EastEpicSanskrit
  3. 3The Analects~450 BCConfuciusModerate·Short·279 pagesInfluence78Popularity57Ancient EastPhilosophyClassical Chinese
  4. 4The Epic of Gilgamesh~1200 BCAnonymousBreezy·Medium·304 pagesInfluence84Popularity71Ancient EastEpicSumerian/Akkadian
  5. 5The Art of War~500 BCSun TzuBreezy·Quick·30 pagesInfluence31Popularity90Ancient EastTreatiseClassical Chinese
  6. 6Tao Te Ching~350 BCLao TzuEasy·Quick·113 pagesInfluence78Popularity79Ancient EastPhilosophyClassical Chinese
  7. 7The Book of Five Rings1645Miyamoto MusashiBreezy·Quick·192 pagesInfluence1Popularity31Ancient EastTreatiseJapanese
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