An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Aristotle

2 books referenced

Books by Aristotle

Politics

Referenced in 1 episode

422. Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)

February 22, 2024

Context:

Referenced for his work on constitutions of cities, where Carthage is noted as the only non-Greek city included. Aristotle ranked Carthage with Sparta and Crete as having one of the top three constitutions in the world.

Nicomachean Ethics

Referenced in 1 episode

240. Young Churchill: Soldier of Empire (Part 2)

October 06, 2022

Context:

Churchill read Aristotle's Ethics during his self-education period and famously remarked 'it was very good, but it's extraordinary how much of it I had already thought out for myself'