How Leonidas Kept the Pass

On the Shores of the Great Sea

by M. B. SYNGE (1861 - 1939)

Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham to the birth of Christ. Brief histories of the Ancient Israelites, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Scythians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans are given, concluding with the conquest of the entire Mediterranean by Rome. Important myths and legends that preceded recorded history are also related. Ages 9-18 (Summary from the Baldwin Project)

Listen next episodes of On the Shores of the Great Sea:
A Great Conflict , Across the Blue Waters , Alexander the Great , Alexander's City , Back to Rome Again , Conquest of the East , Coriolanus , Hannibal's Vow , How Horatius Kept the Bridge , Julius Caesar , King of Macedonia , Pax Romana , Retreat of the Ten Thousand , Some Greek Colonies , The Adventures of Hannibal , The Beauty of Athens , The Conquest of India , The Death of Caesar , The Death of Socrates , The Empire of Rome , The End of Carthage , The Flight of Pompey , The Roman Fleet , The Story of Romulus and Remus , The Triumph of Rome , Two Young Romans , Victory for the Greeks