Works and Days Original Title: Ἔργα καὶ ἩμέραιAuthor: HesiodDate: 700 BCECountry: Ancient Greece At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer’s almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Type: Ancient Literature, Books, LiteratureTags: 700 BC, Ancient Greece, Fiction, Hesiod, Poetry, Read