Across
- 1. From ancient Mesopotamia, this tale is about a king and is the first text encountered in the course.
- 5. This Egyptian story was incredibly popular even in its own time, with reprinted copies being found from 750 years after it was initially written.
- 6. A tale about an ancient “4B movement,” this play is a battle of the sexes, so to speak.
- 9. A famous “courtroom drama,” if you will, features a great Greek and a fatal conviction.
Down
- 2. Divided into eight books, this history is written by an Athenian historian and is considered one of the firsts of its genre.
- 3. This book is just one version of the “best-selling book of all time” and is foundational to many religions.
- 4. This trilogy of tragedies was celebrated in its time, winning awards and continues to be read to the present day (as you know).
- 7. This dialogue features the same figure as our courtroom drama, and endures partly as a political text about what a utopian state might entail.
- 8. Divided into books, this is no typical poem, as it’s one of the oldest surviving works that still retains modern readership.