An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

The Realness of Things Past

Author: Greg Anderson

Referenced in 2 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

September 28, 2025

Context:

Cited for its discussion of how Athenians viewed the gods as 'benevolent governors or caring parents' who took personal interest in their chosen people.

May 22, 2023

Context:

Tom mentions this book by scholar Greg Anderson, describing it as 'altogether weirder' and explaining it's about how the academic structure of writing history prevents us from understanding how strange and weird the ancient world was.