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Classics You Should Read

Greek and Latin literature that I believe has significant enough cultural or literary value to warrant being familiar with, and that retains this after being translated. I tried to pick things that I also think should be read in full, although there are exceptions – all, at least, should be read in majority. Ordered by language and within that vaguely by time or relation of content.
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Iliad (Homer)
Iliad
1
Homer
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
2
Homer
Sappho: A New Translation (Sappho)
Sappho: A New Translation
3
Sappho
Oresteia (Aeschylus)
Oresteia
4
Aeschylus
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
5
Sophocles
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
6
Sophocles
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
7
Euripides
Bacchae (Euripides)
Bacchae
8
Euripides
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
9
Aristophanes
Birds (Aristophanes)
Birds
10
Aristophanes
Clouds (Aristophanes)
Clouds
11
Aristophanes
Republic (Plato)
Republic
12
Plato
Apology (Plato)
Apology
13
Plato
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
14
Plato
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
15
Herodotus -- The Histories (Histories)
Herodotus -- The Histories
16
Histories
Daphnis and Chloe (Longus)
Daphnis and Chloe
17
Longus
A True Story (Lucian of Samosata)
A True Story
18
Lucian of Samosata
Pro Archia Poeta Oratio (Cicero)
Pro Archia Poeta Oratio
19
Cicero
Catullus: The Complete Poems (Catullus)
Catullus: The Complete Poems
20
Catullus
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeneid
21
Virgil
Ars Amatoria (Ovid)
Ars Amatoria
22
Ovid
Amores (Ovid)
Amores
23
Ovid
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
24
Ovid
Ab Urbe Condita (Livy)
Ab Urbe Condita
25
Livy
The Odes of Horace (Horace)
The Odes of Horace
26
Horace
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
27
Saint Augustine
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