Famous Men of Greece


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 60 reviews)

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)

Chapitres

Preface 4:13 Lu par Ed Meade
The Gods of Greece 12:00 Lu par Ed Meade
Deucalion and the Flood 5:46 Lu par Ed Meade
Cadmus and the Dragon's Teeth 6:52 Lu par Ed Meade
Perseus 9:56 Lu par Ed Meade
Hercules and His Labors 12:41 Lu par Leon Mire
Jason and the Golden Fleece 11:38 Lu par Norman Ross
Theseus 9:14 Lu par Norman Ross
Agamemnon 8:19 Lu par Philippa
Achilles 8:07 Lu par Norman Ross
The Adventures of Ulysses 20:58 Lu par M.C.Y.
Lycurgus 7:29 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Draco and Solon 8:18 Lu par Graham Redman
Pisistratus 5:26 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Miltiades the Hero of Marathon 5:51 Lu par M.C.Y.
Leonidas at Thermopylae 6:02 Lu par Philippa
Themistocles 7:31 Lu par Roger Melin
Aristides 8:39 Lu par Graham Redman
Cimon 8:19 Lu par M.C.Y.
Pericles 7:05 Lu par JanObe
Alcibiades 7:39 Lu par M.C.Y.
Lysander 5:29 Lu par M.C.Y.
Socrates 8:23 Lu par Leon Mire
Xenophon 7:56 Lu par Philippa
Epaminondas and Pelopidas 6:57 Lu par M.C.Y.
Philip of Macedonia 5:43 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Alexander the Great 12:59 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Demosthenes 11:20 Lu par Beecher
Aristotle, Zeno, Diogenes and Apelles 6:06 Lu par Philippa
Ptolemy 4:27 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Pyrrhus 5:40 Lu par Kristine Bekere
Cleomenes III 7:42 Lu par Kristine Bekere
The Fall of Greece 4:15 Lu par Kristine Bekere

Critiques

Good book


(5 stars)

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


(2 stars)

not for adults looking for more info on greek mythology. also uses roman names for greek myths.


(2 stars)

i know readers are volonteers but slavic accents are hard top understand.can you not get english


(1.5 stars)

Ladies foreign accent detracted from clear understanding of the reading.

Ok book but very PG version of history/mythology.


(3 stars)

Enjoyable learning.


(5 stars)

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


(4.5 stars)

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


(5 stars)

Listen if you have a thick accent don't read for audiobooks. This Latina woman butchered literally every pronoun in the story.