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On the Shores of the Great Sea

English· 4:52:25· 54 chapters

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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Chapters

Chapter 1
The Home of Abraham
04:43
Chapter 2
Into Africa
05:44
Chapter 3
An Old Trade-Route
04:37
Chapter 4
Joseph in Egypt
04:50
Chapter 5
The Story of the Nile Flood
05:29
Chapter 6
In a Strange Land
05:48
Chapter 7
The Children of Israel
05:41
Chapter 8
Back to the Fatherland
05:36
Chapter 9
The First Merchant Fleet
06:18
Chapter 10
Conquerors of the Sea
05:54
Chapter 11
Early Pioneers
04:25
Chapter 12
Hiram, King of Tyre
04:26
Chapter 13
King Solomon's Fleet
04:29
Chapter 14
The Story of Carthage
05:12
Chapter 15
Out of the Shadowland
05:33
Chapter 16
The Story of the Argonauts
07:09
Chapter 17
The Siege of Troy
05:25
Chapter 18
The Adventures of Ulysses
06:09
Chapter 19
The Dawn of History
04:59
Chapter 20
The Fall of Tyre
04:07
Chapter 21
The Rise of Carthage
02:20
Chapter 22
Hanno's Adventures
04:53
Chapter 23
Some More About Greece
05:00
Chapter 24
A Cloud in the East
05:19
Chapter 25
The Battle of Marathon
05:28
Chapter 26
King Ahasuerus
05:25
Chapter 27
How Leonidas Kept the Pass
05:42
Chapter 28
Victory for the Greeks
05:14
Chapter 29
Some Greek Colonies
04:30
Chapter 30
Across the Blue Waters
03:52
Chapter 31
The Beauty of Athens
05:28
Chapter 32
The Death of Socrates
07:13
Chapter 33
Retreat of the Ten Thousand
05:44
Chapter 34
The Story of Romulus and Remus
05:36
Chapter 35
How Horatius Kept the Bridge
07:18
Chapter 36
Coriolanus
06:43
Chapter 37
Alexander the Great
04:51
Chapter 38
King of Macedonia
04:30
Chapter 39
Conquest of the East
06:01
Chapter 40
The Conquest of India
06:36
Chapter 41
Alexander's City
05:59
Chapter 42
Back to Rome Again
05:36
Chapter 43
A Great Conflict
07:28
Chapter 44
The Roman Fleet
06:29
Chapter 45
Hannibal's Vow
04:31
Chapter 46
The Adventures of Hannibal
06:21
Chapter 47
The End of Carthage
06:01
Chapter 48
The Triumph of Rome
04:39
Chapter 49
Two Young Romans
04:52
Chapter 50
Julius Caesar
05:27
Chapter 51
The Flight of Pompey
05:15
Chapter 52
The Death of Caesar
07:19
Chapter 53
The Empire of Rome
05:18
Chapter 54
Pax Romana
02:53

On the Shores of the Great Sea

Chapters

The Home of Abraham

Into Africa

An Old Trade-Route

Joseph in Egypt

The Story of the Nile Flood

In a Strange Land

The Children of Israel

Back to the Fatherland

The First Merchant Fleet

Conquerors of the Sea

Early Pioneers

Hiram, King of Tyre

King Solomon's Fleet

The Story of Carthage

Out of the Shadowland

The Story of the Argonauts

The Siege of Troy

The Adventures of Ulysses

The Dawn of History

The Fall of Tyre

The Rise of Carthage

Hanno's Adventures

Some More About Greece

A Cloud in the East

The Battle of Marathon

King Ahasuerus

How Leonidas Kept the Pass

Victory for the Greeks

Some Greek Colonies

Across the Blue Waters

The Beauty of Athens

The Death of Socrates

Retreat of the Ten Thousand

The Story of Romulus and Remus

How Horatius Kept the Bridge

Coriolanus

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Conquest of the East

The Conquest of India

Alexander's City

Back to Rome Again

A Great Conflict

The Roman Fleet

Hannibal's Vow

The Adventures of Hannibal

The End of Carthage

The Triumph of Rome

Two Young Romans

Julius Caesar

The Flight of Pompey

The Death of Caesar

The Empire of Rome

Pax Romana