Novice Favorites Recommended for beginners of any age Book TitleAuthor Famous Men of Rome by John H. Haaren Story of the Romans by Helene A. Guerber Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred J. Church Stories from Roman History by Lena Dalkeith Comprehensive History Book TitleAuthor Story of Rome by Mary Macgregor Story of the Romans by Helene A. Guerber Historical Tales: 11—Roman by Charles Morris Stories From Livy by Alfred J. Church Pictures from Roman Life and Story by Alfred J. Church Roman Life in the Days of Cicero by Alfred J. Church Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred J. Church On the Shores of the Great Sea by M. B. Synge Discovery of New Worlds by M. B. Synge Stories from Roman History by Lena Dalkeith Military History Book TitleAuthor Hannibal by Jacob Abbott Last Days of Jerusalem: From Josephus by Alfred J. Church Helmet and Spear by Alfred J. Church Biographies Book TitleAuthor Famous Men of Rome by John H. Haaren Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans by F. J. Gould Old World Hero Stories by Eva March Tappan Our Young Folks' Plutarch by Rosalie Kaufman Statesmen and Sages by Charles F. Horne Soldiers and Sailors by Charles F. Horne Early Church: from Ignatius to Augustine by George Hodges Romulus by Jacob Abbott Hannibal by Jacob Abbott Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott Julius Caesar by Jacob Abbott Nero by Jacob Abbott Legends Book TitleAuthor Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church Historical Fiction Book TitleAuthor Our Little Roman Cousin of Long Ago by Julia Darrow Cowles Our Little Carthaginian Cousin of Long Ago by Clara Vostrovsky Winlow Burning of Rome by Alfred J. Church Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy by Alfred J. Church To the Lions by Alfred J. Church Count on the Saxon Shore by Alfred J. Church Crown of Pine by Alfred J. Church Lords of the World by Alfred J. Church Eras of Ancient Rome — Readings Kingdom of Rome Early Republic Punic Wars Decline of the Republic Early Empire Height of Empire Fall of the West Byzantine Empire Kingdom 753 B.C. to 510 B.C. Founding of Rome to Exile of Tarquins Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Romulus to Tarquins (4 chaps) Story of Rome by Macgregor from Lady Roma to Death of Lucretia (21 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from First Settlers to Death of Lucretia (21 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from How Rome Was Founded to Story of Lucretia (7 chaps) Stories From Livy by Church from Romulus and Numa to Servius (5 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan How Rome was Founded (1 chap.) Children's Plutarch: Romans by Gould from Twins to What the Forest Lady Said (2 chaps) Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman from Romulus to Numa Pompilius (2 chaps) Romulus by Abbott (entire book) Early Republic 510 B.C. to 275 B.C. Establishment of Republic to Conquest of Italy Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Junius Brutus to Appius Claudius Caecus (9 chaps) Story of Rome by Macgregor from Sons of Brutus to Pyrrhus Is Defeated (29 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from Stern Father to Elephants Routed (20 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from How Brave Horatius Kept the Bridge to Caudine Forks (11 chaps) Stories From Livy by Church from Brutus to Passes of Caudium (13 chaps) Stories from Ancient Rome by Church from Beginnings of a State to Master of Strategy (8 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan Cincinnatus, the Man from the Plough (1 chap.) Children's Plutarch: Romans by Gould from Why the Romans Bore Pain to How a Woman Saved Rome (4 chaps) Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman from Publicola to Caius Marcius Coriolanus (2 chaps) Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman Camillus (1 chap.) Punic Wars 274 B.C. to 146 B.C. First Punic War to Destruction of Carthage Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Regulus to Cato the Censor (3 chaps) Story of Rome by Macgregor from Romans Build a Fleet to (28 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from Ancient Ships to Destruction of Carthage (7 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from Fate of Regulus to Fate of Carthage (5 chaps) Stories from Ancient Rome by Church from Beginnings of Empire to Critical Struggle (continued) (3 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan Hannibal, Who Fought Against Rome (1 chap.) Children's Plutarch: Romans by Gould from Man Who Waited to Cato the Stern (5 chaps) Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman from Fabius to Aemilius Paulus (6 chaps) Soldiers and Sailors by Horne from Hannibal to Scipio (2 chaps) Hannibal by Abbott (entire book) Lords of the World by Church (entire book) Decline of Republic 146 B.C. to 44 B.C. Age of Gracchi to Death of Julius Caesar Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Gracchi to Cicero (6 chaps) Story of Rome by Macgregor from Cornelia, the Mother of the Gracchi to Assassination of Caesar (38 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from Roman Amusements to Death of Caesar (17 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from Gracchi and Their Fall to Assassination of Caesar (8 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan from Julius Caesar, The First Emperor of Rome to Cicero, The Great Roman Orator (2 chaps) Children's Plutarch: Romans by Gould from General Who Ate Dry Bread to Tully (2 chaps) Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman from Tiberius Gracchus to Sertorius (11 chaps) Soldiers and Sailors by Horne from Caius Marius to Marc Antony (3 chaps) Statesmen and Sages by Horne Marcus Tullius Cicero (1 chap.) Cleopatra by Abbott from Valley of the Nile to Cleopatra a Queen (8 chaps) Julius Caesar by Abbott (entire book) Lucius by Church (entire book) Days of Cicero by Church (entire book) Early Empire 44 B.C. to 69 A.D. Second Triumvirate to Year of Three Emperors Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Augustus to Nero (2 chaps) Story of Rome by Macgregor from Brutus Speaks to the Citizens to Emperor Augustus (9 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from Second Triumvirate to Two Short Reigns (15 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from Antony and Cleopatra to Reign of a Glutton (8 chaps) Roman Life and Story by Church from Child of Fortune to Burning of the Capitol (22 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan Augustus and the Augustan Age (1 chap.) Children's Plutarch: Romans by Gould from Man Who Looked Like Hercules to Caesar's Friend and Enemy (2 chaps) Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman from Marcus Brutus to Antony (2 chaps) Soldiers and Sailors by Horne from Marc Antony to Hermann (2 chaps) Statesmen and Sages by Horne Augustus Caesar (1 chap.) Cleopatra by Abbott from Battle of Philippi to End of Cleopatra (4 chaps) Nero by Abbott (entire book) Burning of Rome by Church (entire book) Crown of Pine by Church (entire book) Height of Empire 70 A.D. to 180 A.D. Flavian Emperors to Death of Marcus Aurelius Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Titus to Marcus Aurelius (3 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from Siege of Jerusalem to Model Pagan (10 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from Faithful Eponina to Caesar and Pompey (3 chaps) Roman Life and Story by Church from Student to Imperial Philosopher (14 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan Marcus Aurelius, the Philosopher Emperor (1 chap.) Soldiers and Sailors by Horne Trajan (1 chap.) Last Days of Jerusalem by Church (entire book) To the Lions by Church (entire book) Decline and Fall of Western Empire 180 A.D. to 476 A.D. Reign of Commodus to Fall of Western Empire Book TitleSelected Chapters Famous Men of Rome by Haaren from Constantine the Great to End of the Western Empire (2 chaps) Men of the Middle Ages by Haaren from Alaric the Visigoth to Theodoric the Ostrogoth (4 chaps) Story of the Romans by Guerber from Another Cruel Emperor to End of the Empire of the West (12 chaps) Roman Tales by Morris from Imperial Savage to Downfall of Rome (4 chaps) Roman Life and Story by Church from Student to Imperial Philosopher (14 chaps) Old World Hero Stories by Tappan Constantine the Great (1 chap.) European Hero Stories by Tappan from Alaric the Visogoth Besieges Rome to Genseric the Vandal Sacks Rome (3 chaps) Soldiers and Sailors by Horne from Diocletian to (2 chaps) Statesmen and Sages by Horne from St. Ambrose to Augustus Caesar (2 chaps) Count on the Saxon Shore by Church (entire book) Saints and Heroes: I by Hodges from Athanasius, 296-373 to Augustine, 354-430 (5 chaps) Early Church by Hodges from Roman World to Augustine (10 chaps) Book of Saints and Heroes by Lang from Saint with the Lion to Germanus the Governor (4 chaps)
Kingdom of Rome Early Republic Punic Wars Decline of the Republic Early Empire Height of Empire Fall of the West Byzantine Empire
