Analecta Stoa

Welcome. This is my own personal curated companion to the great works of antiquity. Through a historiographical lens, this sites offer summaries, primary excerpts, and annotations needed to navigate the chronicles of the ancient world. By examining how these foundational stories were first recorded, we gain a clearer mirror for understanding the complexities of our present day.

History of the Peloponnesian War

Reading companion for Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War — the foundational text of Western historiography.

The Jewish War

Reading companion for Bellum Judaicum — Josephus’s eyewitness account of the Jewish revolt against Rome and the destruction of the Second Temple.

Annals

Reading companion for the Annals of Tacitus, covering the Julio-Claudian dynasty from the death of Augustus to the reign of Nero.