The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and GirlsMacgregor, Mary
History
The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls
Macgregor, Mary
Greece -- History -- Juvenile literature; Mythology, Greek -- Juvenile literature
XXIX. CYLON FAILS TO MAKE HIMSELF TYRANT 100
XXX. SOLON FREES THE SLAVES 102
XXXI. THE ATHENIANS TAKE SALAMIS 106
XXXII. PISISTRATUS BECOMES TYRANT 109
XXXIII. HARMODIUS AND ARISTOGITON 113
XXXIV. THE LAW OF OSTRACISM 116
XXXV. THE BRIDGE OF BOATS 118
XXXVI. DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS 121
XXXVII. HISTIAEUS SHAVES THE HEAD OF HIS SLAVE 123
XXXVIII. SARDIS IS DESTROYED 126
XXXIX. THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS 129
XL. DARIUS DEMANDS EARTH AND WATER 131
XLI. THE BATTLE OF MARATHON 134
XLII. MILTIADES SAILS TO THE ISLAND OF PAROS 137
XLIII. ARISTIDES IS OSTRACISED 140
XLIV. THE DREAM OF XERXES 145
XLV. XERXES ORDERS THE HELLESPONT TO BE SCOURGED 148
XLVI. ‘THE BRAVEST MEN OF ALL HELLAS’ 153
XLVII. THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE 156
XLVIII. THE BATTLE OF ARTEMISIUM 161
XLIX. THEMISTOCLES URGES EURYBIADES TO STAY AT SALAMIS 163
L. THEMISTOCLES TRICKS THE ADMIRALS 167
LI. THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS 169
LII. THE BATTLE OF PLATAEA 173
LIII. THE DELIAN LEAGUE 178
LIV. THEMISTOCLES DECEIVES THE SPARTANS 182
LV. THEMISTOCLES IS OSTRACISED 185
LVI. THE ELOQUENCE OF PERICLES 189
LVII. PERICLES AND ELPINICE 194
LVIII. THE CITY OF ATHENS 196
LIX. GREAT MEN OF ATHENS 200
LX. THE THEBANS ATTACK THE PLATAEANS 202
LXI. ATTICA IS INVADED BY THE SPARTANS 205
LXII. THE LAST WORDS OF PERICLES 207
LXIII. THE SIEGE OF PLATAEA 210
LXIV. THE SENTENCE OF DEATH 214
LXV. BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD 218
LXVI. THE SPARTANS SURRENDER 221
LXVII. BRASIDAS THE SPARTAN 225
LXVIII. AMPHIPOLIS SURRENDERS TO BRASIDAS 228
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