The Book of the Ancient Greeks


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An Introduction to the History and Civilization of Greece from the Coming of the Greeks to the Conquest of Corinth by Rome in 146 B.C.

The spirit of a nation is expressed and its history is recorded in three ways: in its political history, in its literature and in its art. The aim of this book has been to use such parts of the political history of the Greeks, of their literature and of their art as seem to have been the outward and visible signs of the spirit that inspired them. - Summary from the subtitle and preface

Cast list for the play in Pt 2 Ch 14:
Iphigenia: WendyKatzHiller
Orestes, her brother: nzk13
Pylades, friend to Orestes: Greg Giordano
Thoas, King of Tauris: Alan Mapstone
A Herdsman: hmpecker
A Messenger: Andrew Gaunce
Chorus Leader: Devorah Allen
Chorus Member: BookBard
Athena: elmachina
Narrator: TriciaG
(11 hr 11 min)

Chapters

Pt 1 Ch 1: The Mediterranean World 4:49 Read by Alan Mapstone
Pt 1 Ch 2: Crete 25:57 Read by Availle
Pt 1 Ch 3: The Mainland 17:25 Read by nathanmeyers
Pt 2 Ch 1: The Land of Greece 8:51 Read by Jim DeBiase
Pt 2 Ch 2: Greek Religion and the Oracles 28:51 Read by nzk13
Pt 2 Ch 3: The Olympic Games 16:45 Read by nzk13
Pt 2 Ch 4: The Greek City-State 8:39 Read by nzk13
Pt 2 Ch 5: Sparta 28:09 Read by Availle
Pt 2 Ch 6: The Growth of Athens 28:50 Read by TriciaG
Pt 2 Ch 7: Greek Colonies 15:27 Read by Melanie Campbell
Pt 2 Ch 8: The Beginning of the Persian Wars 25:26 Read by pratibhanair
Pt 2 Ch 9a: The Great Persian Invasion Under Xerxes: The Preparations 17:09 Read by Ehm Michaels
Pt 2 Ch 9b: The Great Persian Invasion Under Xerxes 18:53 Read by Ehm Michaels
Pt 2 Ch 9c: The Great Persian Invasion Under Xerxes 15:32 Read by Ehm Michaels
Pt 2 Ch 10: The Athenian Empire 30:40 Read by nzk13
Pt 2 Ch 11: Life in Ancient Athens in the Time of Pericles 25:53 Read by nzk13
Pt 2 Ch 12: A Day with an Athenian 26:06 Read by William Allan Jones
Pt 2 Ch 13: The Athenian Schoolboy 20:08 Read by William Allan Jones
Pt 2 Ch 14: The Greek Theatre 1:05:59 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Pt 2 Ch 15: The Temples of Athens 16:25 Read by nzk13
Pt 2 Ch 16a: The Downfall of Athens 32:59 Read by William Allan Jones
Pt 2 Ch 16b: The Downfall of Athens 36:57 Read by William Allan Jones
Pt 2 Ch 17: The Great Days of Thebes 9:08 Read by elmachina
Pt 2 Ch 18a: Alexander the Great 29:00 Read by William Allan Jones
Pt 2 Ch 18b: Alexander the Great 31:34 Read by William Allan Jones
Pt 2 Ch 19a: The Gifts of Greece to the World 35:15 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Pt 2 Ch 19b: The Gifts of Greece to the World 35:30 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones
Pt 2 Ch 20: The Hellenistic Age 15:05 Read by Avery Hauser