Recommended Reading—Persian War

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


Book Title
Selected Chapters (# chapters)

Core Reading Assignments

Haaren - Famous Men of Greece   Miltiades the Hero of Marathon to Aristides (4)
Guerber - The Story of the Greeks   The Great King to Death of Pausanias (16)
Macgregor - The Story of Greece   The Bridge of Boats to Battle of Plataea (18)

Supplemental Recommendations

Cowles - Our Little Spartan Cousin of Long Ago    entire book
Weston - Plutarch's Lives W. H. Weston   Aristides to Themistocles (2)
Tappan - The Story of the Greek People   The Persian Expeditions to The Persian Invasion (cont.) (3)
Harding - Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men   How Athenians Fought Persians to Aristides the Just (6)
Morris - Historical Tales: Greek   The Fortune of Croesus to Plataea's Famous Day (9)
Church - Pictures from Greek Life and Story   The Battle-field of Freedom to Traitor or Patriot (6)
Church - Helmet and Spear   The Men of Marathon to Battles on Plain and Shore (5)
Church - The Story of the Persian War    entire book
Church - Stories of the East From Herodotus    entire book
Abbott - Cyrus the Great    entire book

Also Recommended

Gould - Tales of the Greeks: The Children's Plutarch   The Savior of Athens to The Just Man (2)
Tappan - Old World Hero Stories   Darius of Persia to Xerxes of Persia (2)
Shaw - Stories of the Ancient Greeks   The Battle of Marathon to The Richest King (6)
Kaufman - Our Young Folks' Plutarch   Themistocles to Aristides (2)
Horne - Back Matter   Themistocles (1)
Horne - Back Matter   Nebuchadnezzer to Cyrus the Great (2)
Abbott - Darius the Great    entire book
Abbott - Xerxes    entire book