On the Shores of the Great Sea

The first book of the Story of the World series, focusing on the civilizations arising around the Mediterranean Sea. Covering the era from the birth of Abraham to the birth of Jesus Christ, this book serves as a fantastic introduction to world history. 


Contents include: 


The Home of Abraham

Into Africa

An Old Trade Route

Joseph in Egypt

The Story of the Nile Flood

In a Strange Land

The Children of Israel

Back to the Fatherland

The First Merchant Fleet

Conquerors of the Sea

Early Pioneers

Hiram, King of Tyre

King Solomon's Fleet

The Story of Carthage

Out of the Shadowland

The Story of the Argonauts

The Siege of Troy

The Adventures of Ulysses

The Dawn of History

The Fall of Tyre

The Rise of Carthage

Hanno's Adventures

Some More about Greece

A Cloud in the East

The Battle of Marathon

King Ahasuerus

How Leonidas Kept the Pass

Victory for the Greeks

Some Greek Colonies

Across the Blue Waters

The Beauty of Athens

The Death of Socrates

Retreat of the Ten Thousand

The Story of Romulus and Remus

How Horatius Kept the Bridge

Coriolanus

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Conquest of the East

The Conquest of India

Alexander's City

Back to Rome Again

A Great Conflict

The Roman Fleet

Hannibal's Vow

The Adventures of Hannibal

The End of Carthage

The Triumph of Rome

Two Young Romans

Julius Cæsar

The Flight of Pompey

The Death of Cæsar

The Empire of Rome

Pax Romana