Note: We have not read all the books on this list. Most are either stocked by reliable catalogs or are by authors with who we are familiar.
Key text: * Famous Men of Greece by John Haaren
- Term 1: The Gods of Greece to Lycurgus
- Term 2: Draco and Solon to Socrates
- Term 3: Xenophon to the Fall of Greece
Each chapter can be spread over two lessons, or can be read and narrated in a single lesson leaving the other free for further reading or working on a book of centuries.
- Chapter 1: The Gods of Greece
- Chapter 2: Deucalion and the Flood
- Chapter 3: Cadmus & the Dragon’s Teeth
- Chapter 4: Perseus
- Chapter 5: Hercules and His Labors
- Chapter 6: Jason and the Golden Fleece
- Ch. 7 Theseus
- Ch. 8 Agamemnon
- Ch. 9 Achilles
- Ch. 10 The Adventures of Ulysses
- Ch. 11 Lycurgus (825 B.C.)
- Catch- up, end of term exams
- Ch. 12. Draco and Solon
- Ch. 13. Pisistratus
- Ch. 14. Miltiades the Hero of Marathon
- Ch. 15. Leonidas at Thermopylæ
- Ch. 16. Themistocles
- Ch. 17. Aristides
- Ch. 18. Cimon (died 449 B.C.)
- Ch. 19. Pericles (495-429 B.C.)
- Ch. 20. Alcibiades (450-404 B.C.)
- Ch. 21. Lysander (died 395 B.C.)
- Ch. 22. Socrates (470-399 B.C.)
- Catch-up, end of term exams
- Ch. 23. Xenophon (430-357 B.C.)
- Ch. 24. Epaminondas and Pelopidas (418-362B.C.)
- Ch. 25. Philip of Macedonia (382-336 B.C.)
- Ch. 26. Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) 1/2
- Ch. 26. Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) 1/2
- Ch. 27. Demosthenes (384-322 B.C.)
- Ch. 28. Aristotle, Zeno, Diogenes, and Apelles
- Ch. 29. Ptolemy (283 B.C.)
- Ch. 30. Pyrrhus (319-272 B.C.)
- Ch. 31. Cleomenes III (235-221 B.C.)
- Ch. 32. The Fall of Greece (146 B.C.)
- Catch-up, end of term exams
Alternative Option:
Children and families who want to study Greek history in greater detail may prefer to use
(N) The Story of the Greeks by Hélène Guerber. This would require three lessons each week, with one chapter read and narrated per lesson.
Optional Further Reading
NON-FICTION
Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis
Science in Ancient Greece by Kathlyn Gay (this book is scheduled as a spine in the Level 2 year 1 Science In Ancient Greece studies.)
MYTHOLOGY
Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green
The Luck of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green
The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green
Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge
The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Golden Fleece: And the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Crown of Violet by Geoffrey Trease – story of an Athenian boy and his family, with a Greek drama theme. OOP.
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Children of the Fox by Jill Paton Walsh
Theras & His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker – an Athenian boy tries to adjust to life in Sparta. The text is better than the illustrations.
Lysis Goes to the Play by Caroline Dale Snedeker – life and theater in ancient Athens
Prince of the Double Axe by Madeleine Polland
The Secret Arrow by Kenneth Lillington – Sparta and Pericles
The Lion in the Gateway by Mary Renault – a retelling of the battles of Marathon, Salamis, and Thermopylae
