Recommended Reading—Athenian Empire

Read chapters from "core" texts before reviewing study questions.


Book Title
Selected Chapters (# chapters)

Core Reading Assignments

Haaren - Famous Men of Greece   Cimon to Socrates (5)
Guerber - The Story of the Greeks   Cimon Improves Athens to Death of Alcibiades (12)
Macgregor - The Story of Greece   Delian League to Walls of Athens Destroyed (26)

Supplemental Recommendations

Cowles - Our Little Athenian Cousin of Long Ago    entire book
Tappan - The Story of the Greek People   After the Persian War to Fall of Athens (5)
Harding - Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men   Aristides the Just to Socrates, the Philosopher (4)
Morris - Historical Tales: Greek   Four Famous Men of Athens to Socrates and Alcibiades (7)
Church - Pictures from Greek Life and Story   In the Theatre at Athens to The Lion's Cub (11)
Church - Stories from the Greek Comedians    entire book
Church - Stories from the Greek Tragedians    entire book

Also Recommended

Church - Three Greek Children    entire book
Gould - Tales of the Greeks: The Children's Plutarch   The Admiral of the Fleet to Three Powers (5)
Tappan - Old World Hero Stories   Pericles and His Age to Socrates and Plato (2)
Shaw - Stories of the Ancient Greeks   Glorious Days to A Wasted Life (3)
Kaufman - Our Young Folks' Plutarch   Cimon to Lysander (5)
Church - Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition    entire book