The Story of Rome (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. From the Earliest Times to the Death of AugustusBy Mary Macgregor
Length13h 8m
About this audiobook
Mary Macgregor's The Story of Rome (Illustrated Edition) offers a lucid narrative of Rome's legendary origins, republican virtues, imperial ambitions, and enduring civic imagination. Written in the accessible yet elevated manner of early twentieth-century historical retellings for younger readers, it blends myth, biography, and political episode into a coherent national epic. The illustrations reinforce its didactic purpose, helping transform ancient history into vivid moral drama. Macgregor was a British writer best known for adapting history, legend, and classical material for children with clarity and narrative grace. Her work reflects an educational culture that valued the ancient world as a source of ethical instruction and cultural memory. In retelling Rome's story, she draws on Livy, Plutarch, and popular classical tradition, shaping complex events into memorable scenes of courage, ambition, sacrifice, and decline. This volume is recommended for readers seeking an engaging introduction to Roman history before turning to more specialized scholarship. It will especially appeal to students, general readers, and admirers of classic juvenile literature who appreciate history told with dignity, momentum, and imaginative warmth.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length13 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 27, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Every Girl's Library - 50 Classics in One Volume
26Chapter XXIV. Gaius Mucius Burns His Right Hand
2The Story of Rome (Illustrated Edition)
27Chapter XXV. The Divine Twins
3Chapter I. The Lady Roma
28Chapter XXVI. The Tribunes
4Chapter II. The She-wolf
29Chapter XXVII. Coriolanus and His Mother Veturia
5Chapter III. The Twin Boys
30Chapter XXVIII. The Roman Army in a Trap
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6Chapter IV. Numitor Recognises His Grandsons
31Chapter XXIX. The Hated Decemvirs
7Chapter V. The Sacred Birds
32Chapter XXX. The Death of Verginia
8Chapter VI. The Founding of Rome
33Chapter XXXI. The Friend of the People
9Chapter VII. The Sabine Maidens
34Chapter XXXII. Camillus Captures the City of Veii
10Chapter VIII. The Tarpeian Rock
35Chapter XXXIII. The Statue of the Goddess
11Chapter IX. The Mysterious Gate
36Chapter XXXIV. The Schoolmaster Who Proved a Traitor
12Chapter X. The King Disappears
37Chapter XXXV. The Battle of Allia
13Chapter XI. The Peace-Loving King
38Chapter XXXVI. The Sacred Geese
14Chapter XII. Horatius Slays His Sister
39Chapter XXXVII. The City is Rebuilt
15Chapter XIII. The Pride of Tullus Hostilius
40Chapter XXXVIII. Camillus Sets the Camp of the Volscians on Fire
16Chapter XIV. The King Who Fought and Prayed
41Chapter XXXIX. The Battle on the Banks of the Anio
17Chapter XV. The Faithless Friend
42Chapter XL. The Curtian Lake
18Chapter XVI. A Slave Becomes a King
43Chapter XLI. The Dream of the Two Consuls
19Chapter XVII. The Cruel Deed of Tullia
44Chapter XLII. The Caudine Forks
20Chapter XVIII. The Fate of the Town of Gabii
45Chapter XLIII. The Disgrace of the Caudine Forks Avenged
21Chapter XIX. The Books of the Sibyl
46Chapter XLIV. Fabius Among the Ciminian Hills
22Chapter XX. The Industry of Lucretia
47Chapter XLV. The Battle of Sentinum
23Chapter XXI. The Death of Lucretia
48Chapter XLVI. The Son of Fabius Loses a Battle
24Chapter XXII. The Sons of Brutus
49Chapter XLVII. Pyrrhus, King of the Epirots
25Chapter XXIII. Horatius Cocles, or the One-eyed
50Chapter XLVIII. The Elephants at the Battle of Heraclea
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