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Courage and a Clear Mind
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The courage of the 300 Spartans, the trick of the Trojan horse, the first Olympics – the whole family will enjoy listening to these accounts from the history and culture of ancient Greece.
Product Overview
Written and narrated by Jim Weiss, these thrilling episodes from the history and culture of ancient Greece are sure to inspire your own exploration of the potential that lies within us all. Include the Olympics, the 300 Spartans, and the wisdom of Socrates.
In these vivid, true stories, Jim takes you back 25 centuries to Golden Age Greece. You’ll charge into land and sea battles to defend the world’s first democracy against a vast, tyrannical empire; attend the original Olympics; hear history’s most famous storyteller, Homer, spin his classic adventure, “The Trojan Horse;” laugh and learn with Socrates, the wisest (and funniest) man in Greece; and meet artists and authors, as well as typical families, in the rival cities of Athens and Sparta.
Track List
- The Greeks Were Different
- Homer
- The Trojan Horse
- In the Shadow of Mount Olympus
- All for Sparta
- Athens and the Courage to Think
- Marathon!
- Thermopylae and Salamis
- The Golden Age
- The End of Something
Erin –
Are the MP3 clips iTunes compatible?
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Angel –
How long are the stories?
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Answer Desk (verified owner) –
The entire audiobook is about 45 and 1/2 minutes, with each story ranging from about three to ten minutes.
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Bethany –
Are these stories included in The Story of the World?
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Press Minion –
Some of these same events/people are mentioned in The Story of the World, but these are completely different versions of the stories.
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Phill (verified owner) –
Jim Weiss does an excellent job retelling these ancient stories in a way that’s fun and engaging for children. However, be warned that there are undertones of feminism and a bias favoring the Athenians and disparaging the Spartans. The Athenians (and democracy) are framed as a superior society while the Spartans (and monarchy) are framed as dull and narrow minded. This is not accurate. Athens, although a democracy, was a very limited democracy and its success could be argued that it is due to those limits. Sparta was a civilization that lasted over 700 years (which longer than many civilizations last), but the author tries to imply that it was fleeting, ignornant, and made no significant contributions to historical posterity. It should be noted that the Spartans weren’t a full monarchy, and did have different councils that were capable of bringing their kings to trial due to misconduct, and performed votes on behalf of their people (much like we have congressman today). The author also criticizes (in both societies), that women were not able to vote or allowed to fight or do many other things. But women had a higher standing in Greek societies than many like to admit.
Bottom line: listener caution. Not quite as a classical approach to history as led to believe.
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