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Panchatantra are stories written by Vishnusharma around 200 B.C. and this is the narration of translation done by Arthur Ryder in 1925 and was published by University of Chicago Press.

Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all - and why you might discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was.

The Art of War (1521) is the sole work published by Niccolo Machiavelli during his lifetime, a testament to his belief in its significance as one of his greatest accomplishments. This influential text builds on themes from Machiavelli’s earlier masterpieces, “The Prince” and “Discourses,” presenting them through the insightful dialogues of a fictional military leader, Lord Fabrizio Colonna. Set against the backdrop of the serene Orti Oricellari gardens in Florence, the book aims to inspire honor and virtue, advocate for military discipline, and encourage unity among citizens while ...

Translation: Murder is hosted by three friends, Laura, Petra, and Viktória, who come from different country, linguistic, and professional backgrounds, but share a common passion for true crime. Using our individual language skills, we aim to raise awareness of cases largely unknown to the English speaking world.Every week, we’ll bring you a true crime case from around the world that has little to no media coverage in English.

Historical fiction author, Julia Sullivan discusses her Amazon Best Seller novel "Bone Necklace" about how a small band of Nez Perce held off four converging armies in the summer of 1877 so their familes could escape to Canada. Julia shares what compelled her to write about a history and a people she knew nothing about- until she did...

Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language provides a fascinating survey of how grammar came into being and the differences or similarities between languages spoken around the world, before exploring how language eventually emerged in the very remote human past.

Dive into the enchanting world of the Elder or Poetic Edda, a remarkable collection of Old Norse poems from the thirteenth century CE. This anthology stands as the cornerstone of Norse mythology and the legendary tales of northern European heroes. While the later Younger or Prose Edda, compiled by Snorri Sturluson around 1220 CE, often draws from these ancient verses, it is the Elder Edda that resonates with its profound influence on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien and his Middle Earth saga. In this audio recording of Part I (Mythological Poems), you’ll encounter the eloquent ...

Ajax is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. The date of Ajax's first performance is unknown and may never be found, but most scholars regard it as an early work, c. 450 - 430 BC. It chronicles the fate of the warrior Ajax after the events of the Iliad, but before the end of the Trojan War. At the onset of the play, Ajax is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than to him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him. Before he can enact his extraordinary revenge, though, he is tricked by the goddess Athena into believing that the sheep and cattle ...