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Special Notice: In the Fall of 2000, this site was down for two weeks due to a disk failure and backup errors. Due to the kindness of Google and skill of Ken Haase of the MIT Media Lab, we've recovered the bulk of the texts (browse here). However, the search, comment, and trivia applications do not work, and will be out of service for some time. Please direct inquiries to classics@classics.mit.edu. Thank you for your patience.

Browse and Comment	Select from a list of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors, including user-driven commentary and "reader's choice" Web sites. Mainly Greco-Roman works (some Chinese and Persian), all in English translation.		Announcements 9/13/07: After quite a long delay, we've begun to fix the broken content on the site. The full text files of many of the works have been restored, and a few html pages are back (including the every popular Book VII of The Republic). Thanks for your patience as we work to restore some of the other services on the site.
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Other Links	Consult a list of other classical and electronic text resources, including several Web rings. In addition, each work has its own list of "reader's choice" Web sites (see Browse above).
Trivia	Try the current trivia question (updated every few weeks) or suggest new questions. Previous question: What was the vote in the condemnation of Socrates? Submitted by: Correct answer: 281 to 220 Winner: Allyson Williams		Acknowledgments and Awards Information and Privacy Policy Web Atomics