rom the first inhabitants of Greece through its incorporation as a province of the Roman Empire in 196 BC, The Story of the Greeks retells as an engaging narrative the the history of Ancient Greece and the stories of its famous leaders and philosophers. In 115 lessons, we learn of the Trojan War, the Rise of Sparta, the Democracy of Athens, the Grecian-Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, the Conquest of Alexander the Great, and much more. We meet the good and the just; the wicked and proud: Theseus, Achilles, Lycurgus, Draco, Solon, Leonidas, Pericles, Socrates, Dionysius, Demosthenes, to name just a few.

In her preface, Miss Guerber writes, “This elementary history of Greece is intended for supplementary reading or as a first history text-book for young pupils. It is therefore made up principally of stories about persons; for, while history proper is largely beyond the comprehension of children, they are able at an early age to understand and enjoy anecdotes of people, especially of those in the childhood of civilization. At the same time, these stories will give a clear idea of the most important events that have taken place in the ancient world, and, it is hoped, will arouse a desire to read further. They also aim to enforce the lessons of perseverence, courage, patriotism, and virtue that are taught by the noble lives described.”

Please visit the pages at right for more detailed information about The Story of the Greeks by H. A. Guerber. There you may view 2-page spreads, read the publisher’s and author’s prefaces, browse the table of contents, and read several chapters from the book.

New! 3rd Edition of The Story of the Greeks!

The 3rd edition of Nothing New Press' reprint of The Story of the Greeks is now available. The new edition has seen no changes from the text of Guerber's fine history, but includes additional maps and illustrations, and the Recommended Reading list bound into the book. It also has beautiful new cover art matching the other books in the series by Mark Lee at Big Fresh Media.

New! Recommended Reading Keyed to the Chapters!

The Story of the Greeks now comes with a Recommended Reading supplement keyed to the chapters of the history. The Recommended Reading supplement lists additional books: non-fiction, biography, historical fiction, literature, and poetry, which enrich and elaborate on the topics introduced or discussed in the chapters. Usually these resources are readily available at the local library or through inter-library loan, or commonly available in homeschool catalogs.

When children are learning about the early history of Greece in Chapter I: Early Inhabitants of Greece, they can also read Ingri and Edgar d’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths at the proper place in the history. When children are studying the crossing of the great Persian army over the Hellespont into Greece in Chapter LII: The Burning of Athens, they can also read Jill Paton Walsh’s exciting tale of historical fiction, Children of the Fox, set against the backdrop of those times. When children are studying the life and career of Alexander the Great beginning in Chapter XCI: Birth of Alexander, they can also read John Gunther’s gripping biography, Alexander the Great, at the same time.

To all who have an older edition of The Story of the Greeks which did not include the Recommended Reading supplement: Please write to us, and we will be happy to e-mail you a .pdf file (open with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader) containing the Recommended Reading supplement.

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Aristides the Just

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The Retreat of the Ten Thousand

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