This book includes twenty-one stories of famous Greek citizens adapted for the younger reader from the admirable biographies of Plutarch. Though the original offers "parallel lives," going back and forth between Greek and Roman culture, An ideal introduction to the characters that figured prominently in the history of ancient Greece. Includes three black and white illustrations by Walter Crane.
Includes:
Lycurgus, Solon, Aristides, Themistocles, Cimon, Pericles, Lysander and others, Alcibiades, Cyrus & Artaxerxes, Agesilaus, Agis, Peopidas, Dion, Timoleon, Demosthenes, Alexander, Phocion, Demetrius, Aratus, Pyrrhus, Philopoemen
Did you find this review helpful?