The Story of the Greeks

H. A. Guerber

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(3.9 stars; 146 reviews)

This book is a collection of stories and histories about the Ancient Greeks, including many of their famous myths! - Summary by Ann Boulais

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Preface	3:13	Read by Donald Cummings
Early Inhabitants of Greece	4:04	Read by Drew Johnson
The Deluge of Ogyges	3:55	Read by Sieska
The Found of Many Important Cities	5:16	Read by DrCyCoe
Story of Deucalion	3:45	Read by DrCyCoe
Story of Daedalus and Icaraus	5:01	Read by Peter Badurek
The Adventures of Jason	3:40	Read by James Simenc
Theseus visits the Labrinyth	5:47	Read by DJRickyV
The Terrible Prophecy	2:52	Read by DrCyCoe
The Sphinx's Riddle	4:56	Read by SteveToner
Blindness and Death of Oedipus	5:32	Read by Rob Kaye
The Brothers' Quarrel	4:29	Read by Rob Kaye
The Taking of Thebes	3:07	Read by Mahmoud Hussein
The Childhood of Paris	6:27	Read by Marina Tsung
The Muster of the Troops	5:29	Read by DJRickyV
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia	2:24	Read by jmor90
The Wrath of Achilles	4:00	Read by jmor90
The Death of Hector and Achilles	2:46	Read by jmor90
The Burning of Troy	4:28	Read by jmor90
Heroic Death of Codrus	4:16	Read by jmor90
The Blind Poet	3:41	Read by jmor90
The Rise of Sparta	3:44	Read by Christine Stevens
The Spartan Training	3:12	Read by Grace-Ellen Meixner
The Brave Spartan Boy	4:14	Read by Donald Cummings
Public Tables in Sparta	3:15	Read by Miyune
Laws of Lycurgus	2:45	Read by apandya101
The Messenian War	4:13	Read by Grace-Ellen Meixner
The Music of Tyrtaeus	4:54	Read by Peregrinus Tyß
Aristomenes' Escape	3:20	Read by junefish
The Olympic Games	5:18	Read by Dean Tea
Milo of Croton	3:08	Read by Elise C. Boucher
The Jealous Athlete	2:39	Read by DrCyCoe
The Girls' Games	2:58	Read by ProseandProdigyManly
The Bloody Laws of Draco	6:06	Read by ProseandProdigyManly
The Laws of Solon	4:50	Read by Margaret Hutchins
The First Plays	4:12	Read by Mary Kay
The Tyrant Pisistratus	5:12	Read by SReisman
The Tyrant's Insult	2:49	Read by Amanda Vickery
Death of the Conspirators	3:30	Read by Sieska
Hippias Driven out of Athens	4:08	Read by Matthew Nerger
The Great King	2:56	Read by ScottReyonoldsVoice
Hippias Visits Darius	4:16	Read by jmor90
Destruction of the Persian Host	3:12	Read by jmor90
The Advance of the Second Host	4:01	Read by James Simenc
The Battle of Marathon	4:32	Read by Arup Sen
Miltiades' Disgrace	5:02	Read by Arup Sen
Aristides the Just	3:17	Read by Catherine Parkes
Two Noble Spartan Youths	4:17	Read by Catherine Parkes
The Great Army	2:38	Read by Alyssa Cain
Preparations for Defense	3:44	Read by Zen Wolfang
Leonidas at Themorplyae	2:46	Read by Zen Wolfang
Death of Leonidas	3:32	Read by Zen Wolfang
The Burning of Athens	3:00	Read by Zen Wolfang
The Battles of Salamis and Plataea	3:25	Read by Zen Wolfang
The Rebuilding of Athens	2:51	Read by Zen Wolfang
Death of Pausanias	4:04	Read by junefish
Cimon improves Athens	3:03	Read by Matthew Nerger
The Earthquake	5:29	Read by E. A. Young
The Age of Pericles	4:59	Read by vrodcruiser
The Teachings of Anaxagoras	4:24	Read by KaelEHeath
Beginning of the Peloponnesian War	4:13	Read by James Simenc
Death of Pericles	3:59	Read by SteveToner
The Philosopher of Socrates	3:29	Read by Zen Wolfang
Socrates' Favorite Pupil	5:22	Read by Ben Lindsey-Clark
Youth of Alcibiades	3:55	Read by Ben Lindsey-Clark
Greek Colonies in Italy	4:25	Read by Ben Lindsey-Clark
Alcibiades in Disgrace	4:03	Read by Ben Lindsey-Clark
Death of Alcibiades	4:28	Read by Ben Lindsey-Clark
The Overthrow of theThirty Tyrants	2:33	Read by Amanda Vickery
Accusation of Socrates	4:06	Read by Micky
Death of Socrates	5:22	Read by Micky
The Defeat of Cyrus	3:47	Read by Micky
The Retreat of the Ten Thousand	4:19	Read by Micky
Agesilaus in Asia	2:14	Read by Amanda Vickery
A Strange Interview	3:04	Read by Sharon V.
The Peace of Antalcidas	3:18	Read by Sharon V.
The Theban Friends	3:02	Read by adronek
Thebes Free Once More	3:47	Read by adronek
The Battle of Leuctra	3:00	Read by Matthew Nerger
Death of Pelopidas	2:54	Read by Matthew Nerger
The Battle of Mantinea	3:40	Read by Matthew Nerger
The Tyrant of Syracuse	3:42	Read by Matthew Nerger
Story of Damon and Pythias	5:27	Read by Arianne Stein
The Sword of Damocles	3:48	Read by SteveToner
Dion and Dionysius	4:16	Read by njohansen
Civil War in Syracuse	2:57	Read by njohansen
Death of Dion	3:23	Read by njohansen
Philip of Macedon	4:56	Read by wizardrywand
Philip Begins His Conquests	3:57	Read by wizardrywand
The Orator Demosthenes	4:20	Read by Robinhaynes
Philip Masters Greece	4:49	Read by Kenneth Thompson Marchesi
Birth of Alexander	4:08	Read by Kenneth Thompson Marchesi
The Steed Bucephalus	3:51	Read by Donald Cummings
Alexander as King	4:22	Read by Wilfred
Alexander and Diogenes	4:18	Read by Wilfred
Alexander's Brilliant Beginning	4:32	Read by Wilfred
The Gordian Knot	3:58	Read by Wilfred
Alexander's Royal Captives	3:15	Read by Wilfred
Alexander at Jerusalem	3:45	Read by ScottReyonoldsVoice
The African Desert	4:32	Read by Wilfred
Death of Darius	4:22	Read by Wilfred
Death of Porus	4:02	Read by Wilfred
The Return to Babylon	2:58	Read by Wilfred
Death of Alexander the Great	3:53	Read by ScottReyonoldsVoice
The Division of the Realm	3:37	Read by Wilfred
Death of Demosthenes	4:04	Read by wizardrywand
The Last of the Athenians	3:50	Read by wizardrywand
The Colossus of Rhodes	5:03	Read by James Simenc
The Battle of Ipsus	2:28	Read by Matthew Nerger
Demetrius and the Athenians	2:28	Read by Matthew Nerger
The Achaean League	3:59	Read by Matthew Nerger
Division in Sparta	5:00	Read by James Simenc
Death of Agis	2:58	Read by Matthew Nerger
The War of the Two Leagues	3:38	Read by Matthew Nerger
The Last of the Greeks	2:46	Read by Matthew Nerger
Greece a Roman Province	3:48	Read by BeniaminoMassimo

Reviews

good book well read

(5 stars)

Thiago Coelho

Peregrinus Tyß has a bit of a thick accent, but I could understand everything, it was just a bit distracting

awesome

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

I love this book and all the readers, because they talk so clear

good book, great readers

(3.5 stars)

Booktrovert57

I really liked this book. I was reading it for school, and listening helped it go a lot faster. all the readers were very clear and the book was very interesting.