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168 canonical topics across 14 domains, chosen so that passages from different centuries meet on the same page. see free-form topics →

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war and the military

conquest, plunder, and captives 229 works · 5269 strategy and the aims of war 165 works · 1920 treaties, truces, and peacemaking 159 works · 1659 military discipline and training 154 works · 1729 civil war and rebellion 150 works · 1037 supply, logistics, and encampment 145 works · 1490 naval warfare and sea power 135 works · 1419 siege and fortification 128 works · 1828 battle and tactics 119 works · 1919 mobilization and recruitment 108 works · 775 arms, armor, and machines 98 works · 369

rule and government

counsel and advisers to rulers 237 works · 2927 forms of government 216 works · 2588 diplomacy and embassies 197 works · 2567 political legitimacy and consent 193 works · 1755 faction, party, and civil strife 172 works · 1559 conspiracy and assassination 170 works · 1297 assemblies, councils, and senates 163 works · 1090 empire and the rule of provinces 161 works · 984 revolution and the fall of states 150 works · 585 corruption, patronage, and bribery 146 works · 659 monarchy and royal succession 105 works · 405 elections and representation 81 works · 482 tyranny and despotism 78 works · 254 constitutions and founding law 51 works · 280 separation of powers and checks 24 works · 152

law and justice

crime and punishment 235 works · 3660 censorship and the press 214 works · 1280 equity, mercy, and pardon 202 works · 1760 contracts, oaths, and obligation 200 works · 1319 courts, trials, and pleading 148 works · 752 custom and unwritten law 144 works · 742 slavery and bondage 138 works · 759 property, inheritance, and title 123 works · 523 rights and liberties 121 works · 543 natural law and higher law 100 works · 296 treason and sedition 61 works · 131 judges and legal authority 52 works · 153

religion and the divine

religious persecution and toleration 244 works · 4432 the nature and attributes of God 163 works · 1987 the problem of evil and theodicy 162 works · 795 myth and the gods of the nations 141 works · 1134 prayer and worship 135 works · 1080 providence and divine governance 135 works · 1067 sin, guilt, and repentance 105 works · 1172 conversion and faith 93 works · 819 miracles and divine intervention 82 works · 445 sacrifice and ritual 82 works · 334 temples, shrines, and sacred places 81 works · 300 scripture and its interpretation 72 works · 627 heresy, orthodoxy, and schism 70 works · 329 prophecy and revelation 61 works · 349 priesthood and religious office 58 works · 210 monastic and ascetic life 35 works · 215 pilgrimage and holy travel 18 works · 50

death and the afterlife

the fear of death 195 works · 1487 mourning and grief 142 works · 587 plague, famine, and mass death 138 works · 743 funeral rites and burial 131 works · 581 judgment, heaven, and hell 66 works · 694 immortality of the soul 60 works · 120 martyrdom and holy death 28 works · 64 suicide and self-destruction 26 works · 34 ghosts and the returning dead 19 works · 32

mind and knowledge

education and the training of the young 210 works · 2055 language, naming, and meaning 209 works · 1988 the passions and the emotions 197 works · 1914 reason and the intellect 168 works · 2796 logic, method, and demonstration 159 works · 1486 perception and the senses 140 works · 968 doubt, skepticism, and certainty 125 works · 973 will, choice, and freedom 104 works · 913 madness and disordered mind 71 works · 175 memory and imagination 61 works · 213 dreams, sleep, and visions 56 works · 130 soul and body 48 works · 192

morals and character

justice as a virtue 275 works · 6923 courage and cowardice 191 works · 1000 duty, conscience, and obligation 149 works · 977 ambition and the love of glory 132 works · 318 pleasure, pain, and the good life 128 works · 768 temperance and self-mastery 123 works · 467 prudence and practical wisdom 111 works · 378 friendship and loyalty 106 works · 442 pride, vanity, and humility 90 works · 244 hypocrisy and the appearance of virtue 78 works · 211 moderation, luxury, and excess 68 works · 156 flattery and deceit 67 works · 140 greed and the love of money 67 works · 138 anger, revenge, and forgiveness 57 works · 150 gratitude and ingratitude 47 works · 172 envy, jealousy, and resentment 37 works · 57

family and household

marriage and betrothal 185 works · 1518 the position of women 126 works · 500 kinship, lineage, and clan 121 works · 382 household management and servants 92 works · 256 sexuality and desire 81 works · 322 inheritance and the passing of the house 70 works · 160 parents and children 56 works · 141 childhood and upbringing 33 works · 58 adultery, divorce, and separation 32 works · 117 old age and the generations 25 works · 33 husbands and wives 10 works · 15

wealth and work

trade, markets, and merchants 194 works · 2164 public finance and debt 174 works · 1590 poverty and wealth 163 works · 954 labor, wages, and the division of work 154 works · 1107 taxation, tribute, and revenue 135 works · 1205 famine, scarcity, and plenty 132 works · 765 money, coin, and credit 117 works · 756 agriculture and the land 111 works · 837 value, price, and exchange 98 works · 770 crafts, industry, and manufacture 95 works · 760 capital, credit, and banking 27 works · 164 wages, profit, and rent 14 works · 129 the division of labour 10 works · 32

society and manners

custom and the manners of a people 211 works · 2324 rank, class, and social order 197 works · 1429 the city and urban life 186 works · 827 honor, shame, and reputation 154 works · 820 hospitality and the guest 134 works · 540 festivals, games, and spectacle 104 works · 396 crowds, mobs, and public opinion 82 works · 203 feasting, food, and drink 48 works · 98 strangers, foreigners, and outsiders 40 works · 53 sport, hunting, and recreation 15 works · 19 dress, ornament, and fashion 11 works · 11

land, travel, and peoples

geography and the description of places 123 works · 1469 exile, wandering, and banishment 118 works · 367 voyages and seafaring 114 works · 552 roads, journeys, and overland travel 109 works · 405 captivity and escape 79 works · 323 the customs of foreign peoples 75 works · 218 cities and their founding 67 works · 179 exploration and discovery 60 works · 215 shipwreck and peril at sea 41 works · 91 maps, navigation, and finding the way 34 works · 112 climate, terrain, and their effects 23 works · 105

nature and science

medicine, disease, and healing 116 works · 628 matter, motion, and cause 86 works · 812 weather, storms, and the seasons 84 works · 551 the human body and its parts 66 works · 206 the earth and its formation 57 works · 443 experiment, observation, and evidence 56 works · 662 the heavens and the stars 50 works · 175 animals and their habits 45 works · 361 species, variation, and descent 29 works · 461 plants and cultivation 28 works · 181 fossils and the record of past life 15 works · 331 volcanoes, earthquakes, and catastrophe 14 works · 201 strata, rocks, and the geological record 9 works · 266 scientific theories and their history 9 works · 99

art and letters

history and the writing of history 202 works · 1506 books, libraries, and learning 143 works · 734 translation and the transmission of texts 117 works · 455 rhetoric and persuasion 113 works · 388 poetry and the poets 99 works · 470 fable, romance, and storytelling 91 works · 258 theatre and performance 72 works · 303 beauty and taste 35 works · 121 music and song 31 works · 66 painting, sculpture, and the arts 11 works · 62

fate and fortune

fate, destiny, and necessity 264 works · 4936 omens, portents, and signs 99 works · 326 the rise and fall of greatness 84 works · 162 magic, witchcraft, and the occult 76 works · 318 fortune and the turn of the wheel 63 works · 96 divination and oracles 45 works · 93