PICTURE BOOKS
BEGINNING READERS
IMAGINATIVE (see Greek Mythology selections)
LEGENDARY/EPIC HEROES
FC S5-84 Perilous Voyage of Aeneas
BH 10-203 The Wanderings of Aeneas
CULTURAL
♥ Our Little Roman Cousin of Long Ago by Julia Darrow Cowles
FICTION
BH 7-145 The Dog of Pompeii
HISTORICAL
FC S6-163 Story of Cincinnatus
FC S11-20 Story of Regulus
FC S11-20 Story of Regulus
$ Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster (1947)
The book opens with the story of Julius Caesar and expands to cover what was happening all around the world at the same time.
♥ Little Arthur’s History of Rome by Hezekiah Butterworth (1892)
From the Golden Age to Constantine
"I have sought to give a popular introduction to the best classical reading . . .[from] Virgil, Livy, Suetonius . . .to make a classical course of study a delight."
♥ Stories from the History of Rome by Emily Beesly (1895)
Mrs. Beesly has attempted to tell the story of Rome in words so simple that even a child of 4 to 6 could understand, focusing on Rome's strengths: duty to parents and duty to country.
♥ Stories of Old Rome by Mara Pratt (1896)
An upper elementary child may enjoy reading this history to himself. Mara Pratt was a popular writer who made history interesting to children.
♥ Stories from Roman History by Lena Dakleith
Heritage History
► Weiss, Jim Julius Caesar and the Story of Rome
The book opens with the story of Julius Caesar and expands to cover what was happening all around the world at the same time.
♥ Little Arthur’s History of Rome by Hezekiah Butterworth (1892)
From the Golden Age to Constantine
"I have sought to give a popular introduction to the best classical reading . . .[from] Virgil, Livy, Suetonius . . .to make a classical course of study a delight."
♥ Stories from the History of Rome by Emily Beesly (1895)
Mrs. Beesly has attempted to tell the story of Rome in words so simple that even a child of 4 to 6 could understand, focusing on Rome's strengths: duty to parents and duty to country.
♥ Stories of Old Rome by Mara Pratt (1896)
An upper elementary child may enjoy reading this history to himself. Mara Pratt was a popular writer who made history interesting to children.
♥ Stories from Roman History by Lena Dakleith
Heritage History
► Weiss, Jim Julius Caesar and the Story of Rome
HISTORICAL FICTION
FC S9-60 Story of Horatius, the Roman Boy
♦ $ The Dancing Bear by Peter Dickinson
Adventure story set in the 558 AD world of the Byzantine Empire. 'A Greek slave, his dancing bear, and an old holy man journey from Byzantium to rescue the slave's young mistress from the Huns.'
♦ The Young Cicero by James Barbary
Young Biographies
Adventure story set in the 558 AD world of the Byzantine Empire. 'A Greek slave, his dancing bear, and an old holy man journey from Byzantium to rescue the slave's young mistress from the Huns.'
♦ The Young Cicero by James Barbary
Young Biographies
BIOGRAPHIES
FC S11-341 Boy Who Loved Justice -- Marcus Aurelius
FC G3-187 Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans
FC G3-187 Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans
$ Famous Men of Rome John H. Haaren
Features 29 stories of Rome's greatest lives from the founding to the fall. Meet such great historical figures as Horatius, Camillus, Caesar and Cicero.
Features 29 stories of Rome's greatest lives from the founding to the fall. Meet such great historical figures as Horatius, Camillus, Caesar and Cicero.