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Stories of the Ancient Greeks | 
| Manufacturer: LeClue 22
Category: EBooks
List Price: $3.60
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 33196
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B0019MA5CQ
Publication Date: May 16, 2008
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Product Description
The story of ancient Greece from the earliest mythical tales of heroes and winded horses to the more modern histories of Alexander the Great and the Roman Conquest of the Greek city states. This is a great introduction to the Mythical Greek gods, warriors, Kings and poets. The book includes the tale of the attempted Persian conquest by King Xerxes and the last stand of the 300 Spartans.
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The stories that MUST be passed on to each new generation! November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As this excellent little volume states in the preface these are the ancient stories that MUST be passed on to each new generation. This is as true now as it was in 1903 when this edition was copyrighted. These are the classic tales of Greek glory. You cannot consider yourself well educated without knowledge of them- this applies as much to our own time as it did in antiquity. More importantly, there is something satisfying to the soul in these stories. Perhaps they resonate with the soul at some unconscious level.
The first half of the book deals with 32 three to five page stories from Greek Mythology (this includes the tales from the heart of the Iliad and the Odyssey.) The second half is composed of another 32 stories from Greek History. This division is somewhat arbitrary since there is, and must be, considerable overlap of the two.
I found the writing style to be clear and faithful to the original sources. This book was written for grammar school students in 1903, but in my opinion is it a good introduction or review for the general adult reader of today.
There are 24 excellent line illustrations included, as well as a two page map of classical Greece.
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