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The Story of the Greeks (Yesterday's Classics)

✍ Scribed by Guerber, H. A.

Book ID: 108644220
Publisher: Yesterday's Classics
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 3 MB
Series: Yesterday's Classics
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781599150116

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✦ Synopsis

Elementary history of Greece, made up principally of stories about persons, giving at the same time a clear idea of the most important events in the ancient world and calculated to enforce the lessons of perseverance, courage, patriotism, and virtue that are taught by the noble lives described. Beginning with the legends of Jason, Theseus, and events surrounding the Trojan War, the narrative moves on to present the contrasting city-states of Sparta and Athens, the war against Persia, their conflicts with each other, the feats of Alexander the Great, and annexation by Rome. Suitable for ages 10 to 14.

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