An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
The Realness of Things Past
Author: Greg Anderson
Referenced in 2 episodes
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September 28, 2025
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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.