Famous Men of Greece
John Henry Haaren
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Famous Men of Greece is a series of biographical sketches written for the purpose of making the study of history lively and interesting by giving insight into the men who lived during this time. (Summary by Laura Caldwell) (4 hr 29 min)
Chapters
Preface | 4:13 | Read by Ed Meade |
The Gods of Greece | 12:00 | Read by Ed Meade |
Deucalion and the Flood | 5:46 | Read by Ed Meade |
Cadmus and the Dragon's Teeth | 6:52 | Read by Ed Meade |
Perseus | 9:56 | Read by Ed Meade |
Hercules and His Labors | 12:41 | Read by Leon Mire |
Jason and the Golden Fleece | 11:38 | Read by Norman Ross |
Theseus | 9:14 | Read by Norman Ross |
Agamemnon | 8:19 | Read by Philippa |
Achilles | 8:07 | Read by Norman Ross |
The Adventures of Ulysses | 20:58 | Read by M.C.Y. |
Lycurgus | 7:29 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Draco and Solon | 8:18 | Read by Graham Redman |
Pisistratus | 5:26 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Miltiades the Hero of Marathon | 5:51 | Read by M.C.Y. |
Leonidas at Thermopylae | 6:02 | Read by Philippa |
Themistocles | 7:31 | Read by Roger Melin |
Aristides | 8:39 | Read by Graham Redman |
Cimon | 8:19 | Read by M.C.Y. |
Pericles | 7:05 | Read by JanObe |
Alcibiades | 7:39 | Read by M.C.Y. |
Lysander | 5:29 | Read by M.C.Y. |
Socrates | 8:23 | Read by Leon Mire |
Xenophon | 7:56 | Read by Philippa |
Epaminondas and Pelopidas | 6:57 | Read by M.C.Y. |
Philip of Macedonia | 5:43 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Alexander the Great | 12:59 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Demosthenes | 11:20 | Read by Beecher |
Aristotle, Zeno, Diogenes and Apelles | 6:06 | Read by Philippa |
Ptolemy | 4:27 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Pyrrhus | 5:40 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Cleomenes III | 7:42 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
The Fall of Greece | 4:15 | Read by Kristine Bekere |
Reviews
Good book
Thankful
Good reading too, except for when English words are incorrectly pronounced to such a degree that the meaning of these words are lost. Here is room for improvement, at least for the kind lady with a possibly Slavic, maybe Russian, accent. Clear articulation is also much appreciated. Some readers are very helpful in that they read with a great ability to speak with the listener in mind.
kids book
psyco mutt
not for adults looking for more info on greek mythology. also uses roman names for greek myths.
A LibriVox Listener
i know readers are volonteers but slavic accents are hard top understand.can you not get english
Ok book but very PG version of history/mythology.
A LibriVox Listener
Enjoyable learning.
A LibriVox Listener
I love this series. It makes history come alive through the lives of famous men. I have enjoyed listening to this series as I drive with my kids, and we have all learned a lot. The readers do a great job, although a few have accents that are hard for my kids to understand.
horrible writing
DaliBree
the narrator did a great job.. but the author derided it was better to call all the Greek gods by the Roman names instead of the Greek names...
Ulysses
Sangwab
Listen if you have a thick accent don't read for audiobooks. This Latina woman butchered literally every pronoun in the story.
e, eerie, but it was the last few days. the first one is a great
A LibriVox Listener