Starting OU BA (Hons) in Classical Studies - Reading Recommendations
Hi all! As above, I’m starting the Open University’s BA (Hons) in Classical Studies in October this year. I already have an undergraduate law degree and an MA (in a subject somewhat related to law) but I wanted to study something completely different. I loved studying law and I now work in the industry but I have always felt that my education left me deprived of an appreciation of art, history, literature and politics. I’ve always been fascinated by Ancient Rome and Greece - and have read the odd Plato and some of the Stoics (fashionable I know) - but I can’t profess to have a deep understanding of the classics.
I’m looking for some reading recommendations for the next year or so before I actually start getting into some classics proper (the first couple of modules are general arts and humanities). I’ve got a Fatal Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum on my list and I’m hoping to put together a list of similar titles. Accessible, light, and fun, whilst also somewhat educational. Sorry if this has been asked and asked again. I’m new here.