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.”

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New edition of The Story of the Greeks shipping!

The Story of the Greeks is at the printer's and will be shipping at the end of February 2010! The new edition includes almost all of Guerber's text, with additional chapters at the beginning of the book on the rise of the Greeks from Japheth and the Tower of Babel dispersion, and the mythology of the Greeks from a corruption of the true history of the world recorded in Genesis. Numerous corrections have been made throughout the main body of the text, where needed. Additional chapters covering the important events which occurred in Palestine during the reign of Alexander's generals, before the occupation by the Romans, which fulfilled Biblical prophecy, have also been included in the new edition. The timeline has been completely rewritten, as Ussher's Annals of the World, with his accurate dates, has been published since the last edition of Story of the Greeks has come out, and was an invaluable help in correcting the dates of the events recounted in this history. The Recommended Reading section has been revised, and the index is completely new.

Furthermore, Guerber's original history was thinly illustrated, and with this edition, we have added numerous illustrations of famous masterworks of Western Civilization, and more maps, as we have done with all our newer editions of Guerber's histories.

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Aristides the Just

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