Classical Literature Horatius at the Bridge
The Aeneid for Boys & Girls
Grades 6+
by Alfred J. Church
$19.95 set (book, medal, pin)
Grades 6-8
Book $14.95
$9.95
Medal $5.00 | Lapel Pin $2.00
Alfred Church's retelling of Virgil's Aeneid is a great introduction to the story of Aeneas, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and founded Rome, the New Troy. Students will gain a good grasp of the characters and story of the Aeneid and be ready to tackle the more difficult writing of Virgil.
This study of Macaulay's 70-stanza ballad includes vocabulary, maps, character and plot synopses, meter, comprehension questions, teaching guidelines, and a test. Send us a recording of your students reciting the poem, and we'll send them a Winston Churchill Award certificate, medal, and lapel pin.
Classical Studies Suggested Timeline If you don't begin your classical education until middle or high school, we recommend that you start with Year 5.
The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge Grades 6-8
Year 1
D'Aulaires' Greek Myths
Year 2
Famous Men of Rome
Year 3
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
Year 4
Famous Men of Greece, The Trojan War, and Horatius at the Bridge
Year 5
Iliad, Odyssey, and The Book of the Ancient Greeks
Year 6
The Aeneid and The Book of the Ancient Romans
Year 7
Greek Tragedies (Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus)
Year 8
The Divine Comedy
This faithful retelling of the events of the Trojan War is wonderful preparation for reading the Iliad and Odyssey in later years. Your student will become familiar with the main characters, the gods and goddesses, and the storyline of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, presented in simple but captivating prose. Each lesson in the Student Guide has reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and an enrichment section with discussion topics, writing, art, and mapwork.
Text $7.99 | Student $11.95 | Teacher $12.95
The Greek Tragedies Grades 9+
$225 complete set (3 texts, 3 student guides, 3 teacher guides, 3 instructional videos)
The Oresteian Trilogy by Aeschylus $13.00 The Three Theban Plays by Sophocles $15.00 Medea & Other Plays by Euripides $11.00 Student $17.95 ea. | Teacher $17.95 ea. Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $45.00 ea.
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Classical Literature
The Oresteian Trilogy
The Three Theban Plays
Medea & Other Plays
Aeschylus was the first of the three great tragic playwrights. Join Orestes as he seeks to avenge his father's murder, but discovers, along with us, that revenge only begets revenge—that mercy and litigation are the better ends of justice.
Here is Sophocles' story of Oedipus, fated to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother. This is the great myth, influencing all subsequent literature. Fate, free will, the quest for knowledge and truth—the glory and downfall of Western civilization.
Euripides further developed the tragedy, instituting the deus ex machina, a prologue, and greater realism. His heroes are less resolute and more psychological, fraught with internal conflict. In them we see the extremes of human nature: cold reason and maniacal passion, nobility and cruelty, triumph and regret, grief and comfort.
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