Starter Collection

A compact and approachable introduction to the world of Ancient Greek literature.

The Starter Collection is designed as a first step into the Greek intellectual tradition: ten carefully selected, widely celebrated works that are accessible, foundational, and deeply influential. Whether you are discovering Ancient Greek literature for the first time or beginning to build a personal classics library, this collection offers an ideal point of entry.

Rather than aiming for breadth or completeness, the Starter Collection focuses on familiarity and impact. These are some of the most widely read and enduring works of antiquity — texts that have shaped philosophy, drama, ethics, politics, medicine, and storytelling for centuries.

Inside, readers encounter the voice of Socrates in Plato’s Apology, the tragic power of Antigone and the Agamemnon, the wit of Aristophanes, the wisdom of Epictetus, the origins of the cosmos in Hesiod, and the legendary figure of Alexander through Plutarch’s biography.

The collection is intentionally concise, manageable, and welcoming — an easy yet meaningful introduction before progressing to larger collections such as the 50 Essentials and 100 Essentials.

All volumes belong to THE GREEKS collection by KAKTOS Publications, one of the largest collections of Ancient Greek literature in the world, featuring the Ancient Greek original alongside a modern Greek translation, with strong emphasis on textual fidelity and editorial quality.

Included Titles

• Plato — Apology of Socrates
• Aristotle — On Poetics
• Epictetus — Enchiridion & Fragments
• Sophocles — Antigone
• Euripides — Bacchae
• Aeschylus — Agamemnon
• Aristophanes — Lysistrata
• Hesiod — Theogony & Works and Days
• Hippocrates — General Medicine
• Plutarch — Alexander & Caesar

Ideal For

• First-time readers of Ancient Greek literature
• Students and lifelong learners
• Readers seeking a compact classics library
• Heritage enthusiasts looking for a meaningful starting point
• Gift buyers searching for an intellectually rich collection

A small collection with enormous cultural reach — the beginning of a lifelong journey into one of the foundational civilizations of the world.