De sapientia veterum vs Imagines: Which Should You Read?

De sapientia veterum
De sapientia veterum Francis Bacon · 1609 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Demanding Find on Amazon
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Cover of Imagines Imagines Philostratus the Athenian · 1637 ★★★★☆ 4.0 429 pages · ≈ 7 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

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De sapientia veterumImaginesDifficultyInfluencePopularityClassic
Classical MythologyGreek MythologyEarly works to 1800