Guides
Athenaeum guides
Read classics in plain English, compare translations, explore the Greek atlas and keep the passages you want to return to.
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Follow Athens to Plato's Republic, step by step
A free walk in the app from the city of Athens to Socrates and into the opening of Plato's Republic, with the source behind each step.
How to compare an original translation with plain English
Put a paragraph of an old translation beside its plain English draft to check what the original says before you rely on the summary.
How to explore an atlas of ancient Greece on iPhone and iPad
Browse 616 sourced places of the Greek world on a map, filter by period or region and open each place's names, dates and sources.
How to read classic books in plain English
Switch any reading between the original and a plain English draft, paragraph by paragraph and see which text you are reading at all times.
How to save passages and highlight paragraphs while reading
Keep the paragraphs you want to return to, highlight them in place and find them again in Saved, on your device and in your private iCloud.