Greece and Rome — Similarities and Differences Between Ancient Governments

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History

Famous Men of Rome

Famous Men of Greece
by John H. Haaren & A. B. Poland
Baldwin Project

The Story of Greece

The Story of Rome
by Mary Macgregor
Baldwin Project

The Early Church from Ignatius to Augustine
by George Hodges
Baldwin Project

The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography
by Samuel Butler
Gutenberg Text

Stories from Ancient Rome
by Alfred J. Church
Baldwin Project

Roman life in the days of Cicero
by Rev. Alfred J. Church
Gutenberg Text

The Women of the Caesars
by Guglielmo Ferrero
Gutenberg Text
Explains the freedoms of limitations of women in ancient Rome & Greece. Recommended — MM

A Smaller History of Greece
by Sir William Smith
Gutenberg Text

Young Folks’ History of Rome
by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Gutenberg Text

The Common People of Ancient Rome
by Frank Frost Abbott
Gutenberg Text
7th to 9th grade level

A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life

A Friend of Caesar
A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.
by William Stearns Davis
Gutenberg Text

Everyday Life in Ancient Greece
by Cyril Edward Robinson
Internet Archive

The Greek View of Life
by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
Gutenberg Text

The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic
by Gilman
Gutenberg Text
6th to 8th grade reading level

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02
(From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era)
edited by Rossiter Johnson
8th to 10 grade reading level

Characters and Events of Roman History
by Guglielmo Ferrero
Gutenberg Text

The Wonders of Pompeii
by Marc Monnier
Gutenberg Text

The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)
by Theodor Mommsen
Gutenberg Text
11th to 12th grade reading level (the reading is a bit dry at times)

Language

Ancient Greek

Greek in a Nutshell
by James Strong
Gutenberg Text

A Greek Grammar for Colleges
by Herbert Weir Smyth
html at Perseus

Many Ancient Greek Textbooks at TextKit
From Beginning to Advanced Latin, these are Public Domain Texts.
Also several readers to practice your new skills.
Highly Recommended!

Latin

Latin for Beginners
by Benjamin Leonard D’Ooge
Gutenberg Text

New Latin Grammar
by Charles E. Bennett
Gutenberg Text

Ritchie’s Fabulae Faciles
A First Latin Reader
John Kirtland
Gutenberg Text

The Roman Pronunciation of Latin
by Frances Ellen Lord
Gutenberg Text

Many Latin Textbooks at TextKit
From Beginning to Advanced Latin, these are Public Domain Texts.
Also several readers to practice your new skills.
Highly Recommended!

Allen and Greenough’s New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges
Editors: J. B. Greenough, G. L. Kittredge, A. A. Howard, Benjamin L. D’Ooge
html at Perseus

A Handbook for Latin Clubs
by Susan Paxson
Gutenberg Text

Literature

The Adventures of Ulysses
by Charles Lamb

Oedipus Trilogy
by Sophocles
Gutenberg Text

The Iliad

The Odyssey

Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the sacker of cities

Homer and His Age

The Homeric Hymns

Helen of Troy
by Andrew Lang

A Story of the Golden Age
by James Baldwin
Baldwin Text

Stories from the Greek Comedians

Stories From the Greek Tragedians

The Aeneid for Boys & Girls

The Odyssey for Boys & Girls

The Iliad for Boys & Girls
by Alfred J. Church
Baldwin Text

The Trojan women of Euripides
by Euripides
Gutenberg Text

Mythology

The Mythology of Greece & Rome
by G.H. Bianchi
Internet Archive

Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable
by Thomas Bulfinch
Gutenberg Text

Classic Myths
by Mary Catherine Judd
Gutenberg Text

Old Greek Stories
by James Baldwin
Gutenberg Text

Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children
by Charles Kingsley
Gutenberg Text

Lives of the Greek Heroines
by Louisa Menzies
Sacred Texts

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew
by Josephine Preston Peabody
Gutenberg Text

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
by Padraic Colum
Gutenberg Text

A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece
by Charles Stewart Given
Gutenberg Text

Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men
by Caroline H. and Samuel B. Harding
Baldwin Text
Great Text for Greek Myths — MM
Grammar Grades