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On the Shores of the Great Sea

by M. B. SYNGE (1861 - 1939)

In a Strange Land

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)

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Listen next episodes of On the Shores of the Great Sea:
A Cloud in the East , A Great Conflict , Across the Blue Waters , Alexander the Great , Alexander's City , Back to Rome Again , Back to the Fatherland , Conquerors of the Sea , Conquest of the East , Coriolanus , Early Pioneers , Hannibal's Vow , Hanno's Adventures , Hiram, King of Tyre , How Horatius Kept the Bridge , How Leonidas Kept the Pass , Julius Caesar , King Ahasuerus , King of Macedonia , King Solomon's Fleet , Out of the Shadowland , Pax Romana , Retreat of the Ten Thousand , Some Greek Colonies , Some More About Greece , The Adventures of Hannibal , The Adventures of Ulysses , The Battle of Marathon , The Beauty of Athens , The Children of Israel , The Conquest of India , The Dawn of History , The Death of Caesar , The Death of Socrates , The Empire of Rome , The End of Carthage , The Fall of Tyre , The First Merchant Fleet , The Flight of Pompey , The Rise of Carthage , The Roman Fleet , The Siege of Troy , The Story of Carthage , The Story of Romulus and Remus , The Story of the Argonauts , The Triumph of Rome , Two Young Romans , Victory for the Greeks