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title: Ancient History Sourcebook
date: "2001-07-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1768
description: Access full-text English versions of foundational ancient documents via the Ancient History Sourcebook. This digital archive includes works such as The Odyssey, the Code of Hammurabi, and Indian classics like the Arthashastra and Manusmriti.
keywords: [ancient history sourcebook, chanakya, arthashastra, manusmriti, niti shastra, code of hammurabi, primary sources]
---

The [Ancient History Sourcebook](http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html) contains many ancient books in full-text (English), such as The Odyssey, The Code of Hammurabi, etc. Also included are the [Manusmriti](http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/manu-full.html) and Chanakya's [Arthashastra](http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/kautilya1.html). Chanakya has also written a lesser known [Niti Shastra](http://www.philosophy.ru/library/asiatica/indica/authors/kautilya/canakya_niti_sastra.html).