On the Shores of the Great Sea
M. B. Synge
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham to the birth of Christ. Brief histories of the Ancient Israelites, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Scythians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans are given, concluding with the conquest of the entire Mediterranean by Rome. Important myths and legends that preceded recorded history are also related. Ages 9-18 (Summary from the Baldwin Project) (4 hr 52 min)
Chapters
| The Home of Abraham | 4:43 | Read by Jonathan R. Jackson |
| Into Africa | 5:44 | Read by Aadel Bussinger |
| An Old Trade-Route | 4:37 | Read by Jonathan R. Jackson |
| Joseph in Egypt | 4:50 | Read by Jonathan R. Jackson |
| The Story of the Nile Flood | 5:29 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| In a Strange Land | 5:48 | Read by Aadel Bussinger |
| The Children of Israel | 5:41 | Read by Dorlene Kaplan |
| Back to the Fatherland | 5:36 | Read by Dorlene Kaplan |
| The First Merchant Fleet | 6:18 | Read by Aadel Bussinger |
| Conquerors of the Sea | 5:54 | Read by Aadel Bussinger |
| Early Pioneers | 4:25 | Read by StephenC |
| Hiram, King of Tyre | 4:26 | Read by StephenC |
| King Solomon's Fleet | 4:29 | Read by StephenC |
| The Story of Carthage | 5:12 | Read by TriciaG |
| Out of the Shadowland | 5:33 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Story of the Argonauts | 7:09 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Siege of Troy | 5:25 | Read by Chris Caron |
| The Adventures of Ulysses | 6:09 | Read by Kachup |
| The Dawn of History | 4:59 | Read by Kachup |
| The Fall of Tyre | 4:07 | Read by Kachup |
| The Rise of Carthage | 2:20 | Read by Daniel Watkins |
| Hanno's Adventures | 4:53 | Read by StephenC |
| Some More About Greece | 5:00 | Read by StephenC |
| A Cloud in the East | 5:19 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Battle of Marathon | 5:28 | Read by TriciaG |
| King Ahasuerus | 5:25 | Read by TriciaG |
| How Leonidas Kept the Pass | 5:42 | Read by James Christopher |
| Victory for the Greeks | 5:14 | Read by Angela Weech |
| Some Greek Colonies | 4:30 | Read by Gary Dzierlenga |
| Across the Blue Waters | 3:52 | Read by Gary Dzierlenga |
| The Beauty of Athens | 5:28 | Read by StephenC |
| The Death of Socrates | 7:13 | Read by Chris Caron |
| Retreat of the Ten Thousand | 5:44 | Read by Chelsea Baker |
| The Story of Romulus and Remus | 5:36 | Read by Leni |
| How Horatius Kept the Bridge | 7:18 | Read by Leni |
| Coriolanus | 6:43 | Read by Leni |
| Alexander the Great | 4:51 | Read by Kalynda |
| King of Macedonia | 4:30 | Read by Kalynda |
| Conquest of the East | 6:01 | Read by Kalynda |
| The Conquest of India | 6:36 | Read by Kalynda |
| Alexander's City | 5:59 | Read by Garth Burton |
| Back to Rome Again | 5:36 | Read by Ruth Golding |
| A Great Conflict | 7:28 | Read by Ruth Golding |
| The Roman Fleet | 6:29 | Read by Ruth Golding |
| Hannibal's Vow | 4:31 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Adventures of Hannibal | 6:21 | Read by TriciaG |
| The End of Carthage | 6:01 | Read by TriciaG |
| The Triumph of Rome | 4:39 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| Two Young Romans | 4:52 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| Julius Caesar | 5:27 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| The Flight of Pompey | 5:15 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| The Death of Caesar | 7:19 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| The Empire of Rome | 5:18 | Read by Sibella Denton |
| Pax Romana | 2:53 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Reviews
Excellently written and read. Very much detail and information.
Roughout
Tracy
Fascinating and well read. Thank U