The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls
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In korte boeiende hoofdstukken, waarin veel getuigenissen van tijdgenoten zijn opgenomen, wordt de geschiedenis verder Olympische Spelen, de opkomst en neergang van Athene, de Perzische oorlogen, de slagen bij Marathon en Thermopylae enz
Chapters (466)
- THE STORY OF GREECE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE STORY OF GREECE
- CHAPTER I WONDERLAND
- CHAPTER II THE GREAT GOD PAN
- CHAPTER III THE SIX POMEGRANATE SEEDS
- CHAPTER IV THE BIRTH OF ATHENE
- CHAPTER V THE TWO WEAVERS
- CHAPTER VI THE PURPLE FLOWERS
- CHAPTER VII DANAE AND HER LITTLE SON
- CHAPTER VIII THE QUEST OF PERSEUS
- CHAPTER IX ANDROMEDA AND THE SEA-MONSTER
- CHAPTER X ACRISIUS IS KILLED BY PERSEUS
- CHAPTER XI ACHILLES AND BRISEIS THE FAIRCHEEKED
- CHAPTER XII MENELAUS AND PARIS DO BATTLE
- CHAPTER XIII HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE
- CHAPTER XIV THE HORSES OF ACHILLES
- CHAPTER XV THE DEATH OF HECTOR
- CHAPTER XVI POLYPHEMUS THE GIANT
- CHAPTER XVII ODYSSEUS ESCAPES FROM THE CAVE
- CHAPTER XVIII ODYSSEUS RETURNS TO ITHACA
- CHAPTER XIX ARGUS THE HOUND DIES
- CHAPTER XX THE BOW OF ODYSSEUS
- CHAPTER XXI THE LAND OF HELLAS
- CHAPTER XXII LYCURGUS AND HIS LITTLE NEPHEW
- CHAPTER XXIII LYCURGUS RETURNS TO SPARTA
- CHAPTER XXIV THE TRAINING OF THE SPARTANS
- CHAPTER XXV THE HELOTS
- CHAPTER XXVI ARISTOMENES AND THE FOX
- CHAPTER XXVII THE OLYMPIAN GAMES
- CHAPTER XXVIII THE LAST KING OF ATHENS
- CHAPTER XXIX CYLON FAILS TO MAKE HIMSELF TYRANT
- CHAPTER XXX SOLON FREES THE SLAVES
- CHAPTER XXXI THE ATHENIANS TAKE SALAMIS
- CHAPTER XXXII PISISTRATUS BECOMES TYRANT
- CHAPTER XXXIII HARMODIUS AND ARISTOGITON
- CHAPTER XXXIV THE LAW OF OSTRACISM
- CHAPTER XXXV THE BRIDGE OF BOATS
- CHAPTER XXXVI DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS
- CHAPTER XXXVII HISTIAEUS SHAVES THE HEAD OF HIS SLAVE
- CHAPTER XXXVIII SARDIS IS DESTROYED
- CHAPTER XXXIX THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS
- CHAPTER XL DARIUS DEMANDS EARTH AND WATER
- CHAPTER XLI THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
- CHAPTER XLII MILTIADES SAILS TO THE ISLAND OF PAROS
- CHAPTER XLIII ARISTIDES IS OSTRACISED
- CHAPTER XLIV THE DREAM OF XERXES
- CHAPTER XLV XERXES ORDERS THE HELLESPONT TO BE SCOURGED
- CHAPTER XLVI ‘THE BRAVEST MEN OF ALL HELLAS’
- CHAPTER XLVII THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE
- CHAPTER XLVIII THE BATTLE OF ARTEMISIUM
- CHAPTER XLIX THEMISTOCLES URGES EURYBIADES TO STAY AT SALAMIS
- CHAPTER L THEMISTOCLES TRICKS THE ADMIRALS
- CHAPTER LI THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS
- CHAPTER LII THE BATTLE OF PLATAEA
- CHAPTER LIII THE DELIAN LEAGUE
- CHAPTER LIV THEMISTOCLES DECEIVES THE SPARTANS
- CHAPTER LV THEMISTOCLES IS OSTRACISED
- CHAPTER LVI THE ELOQUENCE OF PERICLES
- CHAPTER LVII PERICLES AND ELPINICE
- CHAPTER LVIII THE CITY OF ATHENS
- CHAPTER LIX GREAT MEN OF ATHENS
- CHAPTER LX THE THEBANS ATTACK THE PLATAEANS
- CHAPTER LXI ATTICA IS INVADED BY THE SPARTANS
- CHAPTER LXII THE LAST WORDS OF PERICLES
- CHAPTER LXIII THE SIEGE OF PLATAEA
- CHAPTER LXIV THE SENTENCE OF DEATH
- CHAPTER LXV BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD
- CHAPTER LXVI THE SPARTANS SURRENDER
- CHAPTER LXVII BRASIDAS THE SPARTAN
- CHAPTER LXVIII AMPHIPOLIS SURRENDERS TO BRASIDAS
- CHAPTER LXIX ALCIBIADES THE FAVOURITE OF ATHENS
- CHAPTER LXX SOCRATES THE PHILOSOPHER
- CHAPTER LXXI ALCIBIADES PRAISES SOCRATES
- CHAPTER LXXII THE IMAGES OF HERMES ARE DESTROYED
- CHAPTER LXXIII ALCIBIADES ESCAPES TO SPARTA
- CHAPTER LXXIV THE SIEGE OF SYRACUSE
- CHAPTER LXXV THE ATHENIAN ARMY IS DESTROYED
- CHAPTER LXXVI ALCIBIADES RETURNS TO ATHENS
- CHAPTER LXXVII ANTIOCHUS DISOBEYS ALCIBIADES
- CHAPTER LXXVIII THE WALLS OF ATHENS ARE DESTROYED
- CHAPTER LXXIX THE MARCH OF THE TEN THOUSAND
- CHAPTER LXXX PELOPIDAS AND EPAMINONDAS
- CHAPTER LXXXI THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS
- CHAPTER LXXXII THE BATTLE OF LEUCTRA
- CHAPTER LXXXIII THE DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS
- CHAPTER LXXXIV THE TWO BROTHERS
- CHAPTER LXXXV TIMOLEON SENDS DIONYSIUS TO CORINTH
- CHAPTER LXXXVI ICETES TRIES TO SLAY TIMOLEON
- CHAPTER LXXXVII THE BATTLE OF CRIMISUS
- CHAPTER LXXXVIII DEMOSTHENES WISHES TO BECOME AN ORATOR
- CHAPTER LXXXIX DEMOSTHENES THE GREATEST ORATOR OF ATHENS
- CHAPTER XC THE SACRED WAR
- CHAPTER XCI ALEXANDER AND BUCEPHALUS
- CHAPTER XCII ALEXANDER AND DIOGENES
- CHAPTER XCIII THE BATTLE OF GRANICUS
- CHAPTER XCIV THE GORDIAN KNOT
- CHAPTER XCV DARIUS GALLOPS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
- CHAPTER XCVI TYRE IS STORMED BY ALEXANDER
- CHAPTER XCVII THE BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA
- CHAPTER XCVIII ALEXANDER BURNS PERSEPOLIS
- CHAPTER XCIX ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER
- CHAPTER C PORUS AND HIS ELEPHANT
- CHAPTER CI ALEXANDER IS WOUNDED
- CHAPTER CII THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER
- CHAPTER CIII DEMOSTHENES IN THE TEMPLE OF POSEIDON
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