1400s

Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply Oedipus , as it is referred to by Aristotle in the Poetics

One of the three Theban plays of the Athenian tragedian Sophocles

Roman general and statesman

Perhaps Christine de Pizan’s most famous literary work, and it is her second work of lengthy prose

8 AD Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus

Berber Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his book Descrittione dellAfrica centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley

Ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer

One of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer

Tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides