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Oxytone is a web application that aims to provide a comprehensive reading environment for reading Ancient Greek literature. It offers a wide range of features and tools to help users improve their language skills and gain a deeper understanding of Ancient Greek. Source code and more details can be found over on GitHub.

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700s BC

600s BC

Homeric Hymns
- Hymn to Aphrodite

500s BC

Heraclitus
- Fragments
Homeric Hymns
Pindar
Pythagoras
- Astrological Fragments
Aeschylus
Theognis
- Elegies
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2

400s BC

Isaeus
Bacchylides
- Victory Songs
Scylax
- Periplus of Scylax
Isocrates
Plato
Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Corpus
Sophocles
Lysias
Andocides
Gorgias
- Testimonies
Antiphon
Herodotus
- Histories
Euripides
Thucydides
- History
Xenophon
- Agesilaus
- Hiero
- Education of Cyrus
- Anabasis
- Hellenica
- Apology of Socrates
- Symposium
- Economics
- Memorabilia
- Cavalry Commander
- On Revenues
- Constitution of the Spartans
- On Hunting
- On Horsemanship
Pseudo-Xenophon
- Constitution of the Athenians
Aristophanes

300s BC

Aeschines
Callimachus
Aristoxenus
- Elements of Rhythm
Autolycus
- On the Moving Sphere
- On Risings and Settings
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
Pseudo-Plato
- Definitions
Theophrastus
Hyperides
Anaximenes
- Art of Rhetoric or Rhetoric to Alexander
Theocritus
- Idylls
- Epigrams
Palaephatus
- On Unbelievable Tales
Demosthenes
Aratus
- Phenomena
Aristotle and the Aristotelian Corpus
- Sophistical Refutations
- Problems
- On Respiration
- Poetics
- Politics
- Physiognomics
- Protrepticus
- On the Parts of Animals
- Physics
- Rhetoric
- On Plants [Spurious]
- Metaphysics
- Meteorology
- Mechanics
- On Memory and Recollection
- On the Motion of Animals
- Great Ethics
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On Length and Shortness of Life
- Economics
- On Marvelous Things Heard
- On the Universe
- Alternative Text of Physics Book 7
- On the Soul
- On Xenophanes, Zeno and Gorgias
- Aristotelian Divisions
- On Breath
- Topics
- On Sense and Sensible Objects
- On Sleep and Waking
- History of Animals
- On the Movement of Animals
- On the Generation of Animals
- On Generation and Corruption
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Nicomachean Ethics
- On Youth and Old Age, On Life and Death
- On Dreams
- On Interpretation
- Constitution of the Athenians
- Prior and Posterior Analytics
  1. priora
  2. posteriora
- On the Soul
- Eudemian Ethics
- On Colors
- On the Heavens
- Categories
Demades
- Fragments
Aristarchus
- On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
Lycurgus
- Speech Against Leocrates
Aeneas
- On Siege Defense
Lycophron
- Alexandra
Dinarchus
- Against Aristogeiton
- Against Demosthenes

200s BC

Septuagint
Bolus
- Physical and Mystical Matters
Polybius
- Histories
Heraclides Criticus
- Description of Greece
Apollonius Rhodius
- Argonautica
Letter of Aristeas
- Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates
Euclid
Antigonus
- Collection of Marvelous Tales
Archimedes
- Book of Lemmas
- The Method
- On Spirals
- On Conoids and Spheroids
- On the Sphere and Cylinder
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Quadrature of the Parabola
- The Sand Reckoner
- On the Equilibrium of Planes
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2

100s BC

Apollonius
- Wondrous Tales
Septuagint
Battle of Frogs and Mice
- Battle of Frogs and Mice
Hipparchus
- Commentary on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus in Three Books
Book of Jubilees
- Fragments
Agatharchides
- On the Erythraean Sea
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 5
Dionysius Thrax
- Art of Grammar

0s AD

Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Asclepiodotus
- Tactics
Septuagint
Pseudo-Scymnus
- To King Nicomedes, vv. 1-980
Geminus
- Introduction to Astronomy
Parthenius
- Love Stories
Tryphon II
- On Tropes
Philo Judaeus
- On Sobriety
- On Drunkenness
- On the Confusion of Tongues
- On the Preliminary Studies
- Who is the Heir of Divine Things
- On the Giants
- On the Posterity of Cain
- On Agriculture
- That God is Unchangeable
- On Joseph
- On Abraham
- On the Decalogue
- On the Life of Moses
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Virtues
- Every Good Man is Free
- On Rewards and Punishments
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Change of Names
- On Flight and Finding
- On Dreams
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Embassy to Gaius
- Against Flaccus
- On the Contemplative Life
- On the Creation of the World
- On the Cherubim
- That the Worse Attacks the Better
- On the Sacrifices of Abel and Cain
Diodorus Siculus
- Historical Library
Strabo
- Geography
Letters of Brutus
- Letters

100s AD

Res Gestae of Divine Augustus
- The Achievements
Life of Adam and Eve
- Life of Adam and Eve
Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees
Testament of Abraham
- Testament of Abraham
- Testament of Abraham
Plutarch
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
- Anonymous (attributed to Arrian) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Apocalypse of Esdras
- Apocalypse of Esdras
Hero
- Fragments of Mechanics
- Metrics
- Dioptra
- Pneumatics
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On Automata
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On Measures
- Artillery
- Fragments of Hero
- Stereometrics
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
Longinus
- On the Sublime
Pedanius Dioscorides
- On Medical Materials
Anacreontea
- Anacreontea
Pseudo-Cebes
- The Tablet of Cebes
Epictetus
- Discourses
- Fragments from the Discourses
- Manual
- Collection of Sayings
Comarius
- On the Philosophers' Stone
Appian
- Roman History: Syrian Wars
- Roman History: Mithridatic Wars
- Roman History: Macedonian Affairs
- Roman History: Illyrian Wars
- Civil Wars
- Roman History: Spanish Wars
- Roman History: Samnite Wars
- Roman History: Celtic Wars
- Roman History: Hannibalic War
- Roman History: Punic Wars
New Testament
Heraclitus
- On Incredible Things
Teucer
- On the Twelve Signs
Pseudo-Apollodorus
- Library
- Library
Apollonius
- Homeric Lexicon
Rufus
- On the Parts of the Human Body
- On the Names of the Parts of the Human Body
Lives of Aesop
- Life (Planudean or Accursian Version)
- Life G (from MS 397 of the Pierpont Morgan Library)
Dio Chrysostom
- Orations
Letter of Barnabas
- Letter of Barnabas
Onasander
- The General
Ignatius
- Seven Genuine Letters
Harpocration
- Lexicon of the Ten Orators
Clement of Rome
- First Letter to the Corinthians
Flavius Josephus
- Against Apion
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Life of Josephus
- Jewish Antiquities
- The Jewish War
Ammonius
- On Similar and Different Words
Flavius Arrianus
- Tactics
- Periplus of the Euxine Sea
- On Hunting
- Indica
- Anabasis of Alexander

200s AD

Septuagint
- 2 Esdras
Philumenus
- On Poisonous Animals and Their Remedies
Tatian
- Address to the Greeks
Cleonides
- Introduction to Harmonics
Polyaenus
- Stratagems
Artemidorus
- The Interpretation of Dreams
Oppian
- On Fishing
- On Hunting
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
- Additional Headless Letters
Pseudo-Demetrius
- On Style
Pseudo-Plutarch
- On Music
Marcus Aurelius
- Meditations
Theon
- On the Usefulness of Mathematics
Contest of Homer and Hesiod
- Contest of Homer and Hesiod
Paralipomena of Jeremiah
- Paralipomena of Jeremiah
Acts of Paul
- Acts of Paul and Thecla
Alexander
- On Mixture
- Problems and Solutions
- Supplement to On the Soul
Aretaeus
- On the Treatment of Acute Diseases
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Causes and Symptoms of Chronic Diseases
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Treatment of Chronic Diseases
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Causes and Symptoms of Acute Diseases
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
Origen
- Fragments on 1 Kings
- Homilies on Luke
- Dialogue with Heraclides
- Fragments on Lamentations
- Fragments on Jeremiah
- On the Witch of Endor
- Fragments on John
- Commentary on John
- On Prayer
- Exhortation to Martyrdom
- Homilies on Jeremiah
- Against Celsus
- Homilies on Job
- Homilies on Job
- Commentary on Proverbs
- Excerpts on Psalms
- Notes on Matthew
- Notes on Song of Songs
- Commentary on John
- Notes on Luke
- Selected Comments on Ezekiel
- Notes on Deuteronomy
- Fragments from Commentary on Proverbs
- Selected Comments on Exodus
- Selected Comments on Deuteronomy
- Selected Comments on Numbers
- Homilies on Job
- Selected Comments on Genesis
- Commentary on Genesis
- Fragments from Commentary on Exodus
- Letter to Africanus
- Commentary on Matthew
- Commentary on the Song of Songs
- Homilies on Joshua
- Commentary on Matthew
- Commentary on Matthew
  1. Book 10
  2. Book 11
- Philocalia
Zenobius the Sophist
- Epitome of the Collections of Lucillus Tarrhaeus and Didymus
Maximus
- Dissertations
Philostratus the Elder
- Imagines
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
Athenagoras
- On the Resurrection of the Dead
- Embassy for the Christians
Testament of Job
- Testament of Job
Valerius Babrius
- Aesopic Fables in Verse
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
Hermas
- The Shepherd
Joseph and Aseneth
- The Confession and Prayer of Aseneth
Theophilus
- To Autolycus
Athenaeus
- The Learned Banqueters
Lucian
- The Teacher of Rhetoric
- Essays in Portraiture
- Alexander the False Prophet
- The Lover of Lies
- The Parasite
- On Salaried Posts in Great Houses
- The Judgment of the Goddesses
- Menippus, or The Descent into Hades
- Anacharsis
- Double Indictment
- The Dead Come to Life, or The Fisherman
- Against an Ignorant Book Collector
- The Dream, or Lucian's Career
- Prometheus
- Timon
- Icaromenippus
- The Sale of Lives
- Charon, or The Observers
- Apology
- The Tyrannicide
- Parliament of the Gods
- How to Write History
- The Disinherited
- The Saturnalia
- On Astrology
- The Mistaken Critic
- Essays in Portraiture Defended
- The Death of Peregrinus
- The Syrian Goddess
- Toxaris, or Friendship
- The Runaways
- Lexiphanes
- The Dance
- Symposium
- Zeus Confuted
- Journey to the Underworld
- The Dream, or The Cock
- Zeus Rants
- Long Lives
- Against Slander
- True Histories
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Demonax
- Nigrinus
- On the Hall
- Phalaris
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Dialogues of the Courtesans
- The Scythian
- Hermotimus
- Dialogues of the Dead
- The Ship
- Dialogues of the Gods
- Dialogues of the Sea-Gods
- Gout
- The Ignorant Book Collector
Hermogenes
- On Issues
- Preliminary Exercises
- On Types of Style
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On Invention
- On Method of Forcefulness
Cassius Dio
- Roman History
Cleomedes
- On the Circular Motion of the Heavenly Bodies
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
Apollonius Dyscolus
- On Adverbs
- On Pronouns
- On Syntax
- On Conjunctions
Sextus Empiricus
- Outlines of Pyrrhonism
Achilles Tatius
- Leucippe and Clitophon
Maximus the Astrologer
- On Beginnings
- On Beginnings
Galen
- On the Dissection of Nerves
- On the Organ of Smell
- On Bones for Beginners
- On the Dissection of Veins and Arteries
- On the Motion of Muscles
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Thinning Diet
- On the Dissection of the Uterus
- On the Use of Parts
- On Semen
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Formation of the Fetus
- On the Uses of Breathing
- Whether Blood is Naturally Contained in the Arteries
- On the Best Constitution of Our Body
- On the Diagnosis and Cure of the Soul's Passions
- That the Faculties of the Soul Follow the Temperaments of the Body
- On the Diagnosis and Cure of the Soul's Errors
- On the Doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato
- On Black Bile
- On the Use of the Pulse
- On Temperaments
- On Medical Sects
- Exhortation to Study the Arts
- On the Best Teaching
- The Art of Medicine
- On the Elements According to Hippocrates
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Constitution of the Art of Medicine
- On Natural Faculties
- On Anatomical Procedures
- On Antidotes
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On Theriac to Piso
- On Prognosis
- Introduction to Logic
- On Fallacies in Speech
- Commentary on Hippocrates' Regimen in Acute Diseases
- Commentary on Hippocrates' On the Nature of Man
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Commentary on Hippocrates' On Healthy Diet
- Commentary on Hippocrates' Epidemics 1
- Against Julian's Commentary on Hippocrates' Aphorisms
- Commentary on Hippocrates' On Joints
- Commentary on Hippocrates' Aphorisms
- Against Lycus
- Commentary on Hippocrates' Prognostic
- On Types of Dislocation of the Shoulder Not Described by Hippocrates
- On Pulses for Beginners
- On the Different Types of Pulse
- On Difficulty of Breathing
- On Affected Parts
- On the Causes of Pulses
- On Prognosis from Pulses
- On Diagnosis by Pulses
- On Critical Days
- Method of Medicine
- Synopsis of His Books on Pulses
- On Crises
- On Venesection Against the Erasistrateans at Rome
- To Glaucon on Method of Therapy
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On Venesection Against Erasistratus
- On the Power of Purgative Drugs
- Whom to Purge, with What, and When
- On Treatment by Venesection
- On the Composition of Drugs According to Places
- On the Composition of Drugs According to Kind
- On Advice for an Epileptic Boy
- On the Powers and Mixtures of Simple Drugs
- On the Preservation of Health
- Exercise with the Small Ball
- On Foods Good and Bad
- On Barley Soup
- On the Differences of Symptoms
- On the Causes of Symptoms
- On the Differences of Diseases
- On the Causes of Disease
- On the Total Time of Disease
- On Different Types of Fever
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- On the Times of Disease
- Against Those Who Have Written on Types
- On Fullness
- On Tremor, Palpitation, Convulsion and Rigor
- On Tumors Against Nature
- On Uneven Bad Temperature
- On Coma According to Hippocrates
- On Marasmus
- That Qualities are Incorporeal
- On the Dissection of Muscles for Beginners
- On Habits
- Commentary on Hippocrates' On Fractures
- Commentary on Hippocrates' Surgery
Herodian
- History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus
Aristodemus
- Fragments
Claudius Aelian
- Letters from the Country
- On the Nature of Animals
- Various History
Life of Saint Polycarp
- Letter of the Church of Smyrna on the Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp
Protevangelium of James
- Protevangelium of James
Pausanias
- Description of Greece
Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
- Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
Phrynichus
- Selection of Attic Words
- Preparation for Sophistry
Chariton
- Chaereas and Callirhoe
Chaldean Oracles
- Oracles
Julius Pollux
- Dictionary
Clement of Alexandria
- The Instructor
- Exhortation to the Greeks
- Excerpts from Theodotus
- Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved?
- Prophetic Extracts
- Miscellanies
Longus
- Daphnis and Chloe
Philostratus
- Heroicus
- Lives of the Sophists
- On Athletics
- Letters and Dialogues
  1. Book 1
  2. Book 2
- Life of Apollonius
Pseudo-Clement
- Second Letter to the Corinthians
Nicomachus
- Excerpts
- Manual of Harmonics
- Introduction to Arithmetic
Aelius Aristides
Letter to Diognetus
- Letter to Diognetus
Xenophon of Ephesus
- Ephesian Story
Pseudo-Lucian
- The Ass
Aelius Herodian and Pseudo-Herodian
- On Doubtful Syllables
Sentences of Sextus
- Sentences of Sextus

300s AD

Heliodorus
- Ethiopian Story
Gaudentius
- Introduction to Harmonics
Lives of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas
- Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas
Pseudo-Plutarch
- Opinions of the Philosophers
- On Rivers
Diogenes Laertius
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Philostratus the Younger
- Imagines
Hippolytus
- Refutation of All Heresies
Apocalypse of Sedrach
- Apocalypse of Sedrach
Plotinus
- Enneads
Iamblichus
- Protreptic
Corpus Hermeticum
Valerius Apsines
- Art of Rhetoric
- On Figured Problems
Quintus
- Posthomerica
Alypius
- Introduction to Music
Triphiodorus
- The Taking of Ilios
Periplus of the Great Sea
- Measurement and Periplus of the Great Sea
Agathemerus
- Sketch of Geography
Porphyry
- Introduction to Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos
- Letter to Marcella
- On the Cave of the Nymphs
- On Abstinence from Animal Food
- Life of Pythagoras
- Life of Plotinus
- Starting-points Leading to the Intelligibles
- Introduction or Five Voices
Bacchius the Elder
- Introduction to the Art of Music
Cassius Longinus
- Art of Rhetoric
Menander
- On Epideictic Speeches
- Division of Epideictic Speeches
History of Alexander the Great
- Version A or Ancient Version
Testament of Solomon
- Testament of Solomon
Manetho
- Astrological Influences
Methodius
- On Created Things (Fragments in Photius, Library Code 235)
- On Free Will
- Symposium or Banquet of the Ten Virgins

400s AD

Paeanius
- Abridgment from the Founding of the City
Emperor Julian
- Praise of the Emperor Constantius

600s AD

Procopius
- On the Wars