This is the second volume in the series, The Story of the World, which covers the period of history from the rise of Rome to the Conquest of Peru. Along the way, passing through the Dark Ages, going on the Crusades, and exploring the unknown world with the brave men who had the courage to travel unknown seas. Also featured is the destruction of Pompeii and the invention of the Printing Press, along with many other interesting happenings of history during this time period. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Roman World
05:30 - Chapter 2
A Great World Power
05:53 - Chapter 3
Voyage and Shipwreck
06:58 - Chapter 4
The Tragedy of Nero
05:32 - Chapter 5
The Great Fire in Rome
06:44 - Chapter 6
The Destruction of Pompeii
07:58 - Chapter 7
Marcus Aurelius
06:31 - Chapter 8
Decline of the Roman Empire
06:15 - Chapter 9
Christians to the Lions
07:18 - Chapter 10
A New Rome
05:37 - Chapter 11
The Armies of the North
06:46 - Chapter 12
The Dark Ages
04:55 - Chapter 13
King Arthur and His Knights
07:45 - Chapter 14
The Hero of Two Nations
07:36 - Chapter 15
The Hardy Northmen
05:49 - Chapter 16
How the Northmen Conquered England
07:04 - Chapter 17
A Spanish Hero
07:55 - Chapter 18
The First Crusade
07:29 - Chapter 19
Frederick Barbarossa
06:46 - Chapter 20
The Third Crusade
05:47 - Chapter 21
The Days of Chivalry
05:08 - Chapter 22
Queen of the Adriatic
06:47 - Chapter 23
The Story of Marco Polo
07:57 - Chapter 24
Dante's Great Poem
06:07 - Chapter 25
The Maid of Orleans
07:31 - Chapter 26
The Sea of Darkness
05:50 - Chapter 27
Prince Henry, the Sailor
05:27 - Chapter 28
A Famous Voyage
05:44 - Chapter 29
The Invention of Printing
06:12 - Chapter 30
The Stormy Cape
06:07 - Chapter 31
Vasco Da Gama's Great Voyage
06:15 - Chapter 32
India at Last
05:45 - Chapter 33
The New Trade-Route
05:54 - Chapter 34
Golden Goa
06:27 - Chapter 35
Christopher Columbus
05:39 - Chapter 36
The Last of the Moors
06:43 - Chapter 37
Discovery of the New World
06:04 - Chapter 38
The West Indies
06:01 - Chapter 39
Columbus in Chains
06:23 - Chapter 40
A Great Mistake
06:41 - Chapter 41
Follow the Leader
06:57 - Chapter 42
Discovery of the Pacific
06:27 - Chapter 43
Magellan's Great Plan
05:28 - Chapter 44
Magellan's Straits
06:02 - Chapter 45
Round the World
06:47 - Chapter 46
The Finding of Mexico
06:07 - Chapter 47
Montezuma
08:11 - Chapter 48
Siege and Fall of Mexico
05:49 - Chapter 49
Conquest of Peru
08:30 - Chapter 50
A Great Awakening
04:58