Beginning with greek myth and legend, guerber moves through major figures, the trojan war, the citystates of of sparta and athens, the persian war, the adventures of alexander the great, before ending with greeces absorption into the roman empire. This means you and the kids can listen to lots of well known classic fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books at no cost right from your personal computer, smart phone, or tablet, by either streaming or downloading the audio files. This book is a collection of stories and histories about the. Librivox free audio is done by volunteers, and some are better than others. Tales include those of prometheus, io, perseus and theseus. The histories of herodotus of halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in western literature.
Wonderland describes ancient hellas or greece and introduces us to mt. Yesterdays classics ancient greece books librivox audio books 1 reply in order to answer several peoples questions about how to organize the yesterdays classics books into a quick reference guide for studying ancient greek history, i decided to just list them quickly in a post. The book is available at the baldwin project, project gutenberg, internet archive, and hathi trust. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Herodotus histories, volume 2 by herodotus on free audio. The iliad, together with the odyssey, is one of two ancient greek epic poems traditionally attributed to homer. A retelling of old greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. This book is a collection of stories and histories about the ancient greeks, including many of their famous myths. Written about 440 bc, the histories tell the story of the war between the persian empire and the greek citystates in the 5th century bc. A great story to be listened to, this audio book is well read by tad e. The book of the ancient greeks is an introduction to the history and civilization of greece from the coming of the greeks to the conquest of corinth by rome in 146 bc.
The books available on librivox are books whose has expired, meaning librivox volunteers. One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the meditations are a collection of. Librivox is a great online source for free audio books. Use the pl status table to see which projects do not currently have an assigned dedicated proof listener dpl use the section status table to see which projects are currently underway, which ones are close to completion, which need just a couple of sections claimed to be fully subscribed, and so on for both tables, the project titles are links to the project thread. The story of the greeks and the story of greece are both read as a continuous story you can easily add in the famous men as you get to the part about the men. Here are some free audiobooks 97 so far about religion, most of them from librivox. Yesterdays classics ancient greece books librivox audio. Recordings of books on the ambleside list 2 librivox wiki.
Mark twains lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in st. We can identify with greek art, greek politics, greek curiosity, and the greek sense of history. The story of the ancient world, the story of the greeks, the story of the romans, legends of the. This compelling reference presents the history of ancient greecethe culture that brought us democracy, the olympics, socrates, and alexander the greatthrough gripping stories. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century bc, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the greek language, making it the first work of european literature. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
I spend all my driving time listening to free audio lectures or free audiobooks. After that one is done, the story of the romans is next. Listeners have requested a list of librivox recordings of books recommended by ambleside online for use with homeschooling. The story of the greeks 2 a long while the stories told by parents to their children were the only information which could be had about the country and its former inhabitants. Anyone looking for audio books for children will find plenty of ideas on this page. For further information, including links to online text, reader information. The greeks are the first ancient society with which modern society feels an immediate affinity. This book is a non fiction story of the greeks and how they came to be. The ancient texts we call greek myths are our window into the distant past, a view of a world that existed not only in the mind of the poets, but also in the hearts of the humble natives of ancient greece. Marcus aurelius, george long translator, duncan steen translator.
Be aware that apps, including librivox, that have clickable ads can open a browser and allow. Librivox recording of the adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain. The story of the greeks and the story of greece are very similar in the writing style, the content, and. Herodotus histories vol 3 by herodotus on apple podcasts. The story you will read here about how menelaus became king of sparta and why the greeks went to war with the trojans is not included in homers iliad, but it is important information you need to know for the events to come. Herodotus traveled extensively around the ancient world, conducting interviews and collecting stories for his book. Dorothy mills had an uncanny and unique ability to write history that is interesting and at the same time based on sound scholarship. Recording by your name, city, your blog, podcast, web address say. History, module 2, story of the greeks this topic has 8 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 6 months ago by melindab72. Then, we learn the more realistic story, greek dark ages, and the rebirth of knowledge. How the war with troy began churchs adaptation of homers iliad begins with the events the lead up to the war. Librivox recording of the story of the greeks by h. The adventures of tom sawyer published 1876 is a very wellknown and popular story concerning american youth. I found the story of the greeks, and i thought that it would be perfect for breaking in newbies.
Originally written in old english, this translation by francis barton gummere updates it to modern english. It starts with the egyptian prince inachus who teaches the greeks how to act civilized and settle down. Guerbers the story of the greeks provides a basic but thorough history of greece. A wonder book for boys and girls by nathaniel hawthorne these are fabulous. Guerber, was a british historian best known for her written histories of germanic mythology her bestknown work is myths of the norsemen.
Greeks, learned to cook meat with fire, build homes, make clothes, and do the other basic work of family and community, much less civilization. This collection features some very popular characters like our beloved jason, ulysses, king pluto and theseus and of course, our favorite, mr. In metaphysics, the study falls on being qua being being insofar as it is being. Written in 440 bc in the ionic dialect of classical greek, the histories serves as a record of the ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures that were known in western asia, northern. Aristotles metaphysics was the first major study of the subject of metaphysics in other words, an inquiry into first philosophy, or wisdom. The polis, roughly translated as the citystate, was the prevailing social and political unit of ancient greece.
The stories of old greece and rome is an easy to read summary of all of the famous and not so famous greek and roman mythological stories. Below you will find scriptures, treatises, sermons, epic poems, and scientific. Berens this is a comprehensive collection of all the major and minor gods of rome and greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. Heidi nash has a list of some favorite librivox readers. The rise of the persian empire is chronicled, and the causes for the conflict with greece. Here is a delightful collection of charming stories from greek mythology. Guerber, was a british historian most well known for her written histories of germanic mythology. The great god pan introduces all the major gods, details a story of the pan god, and at the end, reminds us that christ is the one and only true god. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit. It differs from physics which is concerned with the natural world. Listen to the wonderful journeys and adventures of these ancient greek gods and heroes. Guerber 1859 1929 this book is a collection of stories and histories about the ancient greeks, including many of their famous myths. Guerber, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Free audio books in ancient greek that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player.
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