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lapazfarm
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Posted: July 30 2010 at 1:17am \| IP Logged

I finally have my son's 10th grade Greek and Roman history/literature plans done!Whew!
Thought I'd share in case anyone else is interested:Epic History in the Making

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Posted: July 31 2010 at 6:30am \| IP Logged

Theresa

I was just reading them

You mentioned not finding a core book you were happy with and I remembered a very meaty and I think interesting one(but I'm a history buff) on my shelf. 'The History of Greece' by JB Bury.

Librivox says; J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960’s. ...... Bury writes in a lucid, easily understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, and its field of view includes western Asia Minor, the Aegean archipelago, and “Greater Greece” (

Maybe your ds might appreciate it more in another year or two, perhaps he would enjoy it now.

I also have a similar style book on Rome, 'History of Rome' by M Cary.

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Posted: Aug 04 2010 at 7:01am \| IP Logged

Hey Theresa,
Great looking plans! If, after reading the Odyssey, he wants to delve more into Agamemnon's issues, I would recommend "Agamemnon" from Aeschylus' Orestian Trilogy. This can be followed up with Euripides' "Electra", which tells the story of how the children Orestes and Electra plot "revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father, Agamemnon." Just a thought, anyway.

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Posted: Aug 04 2010 at 12:38pm \| IP Logged

vmalott wrote:

Yep. Orestian trilogy is on the list!

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