A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II, credited to John Bagnell Bury, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great Vol. II, by J. B. Bury, read by LibriVox volunteers. J.B. Bury (16 October 1861 – 1 June 1927)wrote his "History of Greece" before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960's. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote the material dealing with the early centuries where there have been new archeological developments, but the later chapters and Bury's framework were retained essentially unchanged. Bury writes in a lucid, easily understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, and its field of view includes western Asia Minor, the Agean archipelago, and "Greater Greece" (Sicily and Southern Italy). This edition was first published in 1913. (Summary by Karen Merline)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II
• Author credits: John Bagnell Bury
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 40
• Listed recording duration: 18:02:19

Catalogue topics

• audio books
• Greece
• Greek History
• Ancient History
• History

Opening tracks: first 24 of 40

1. Sec 01: Ch. 11, pt 1-2 — 29:59
2. Sec 02: Ch 11, pt 3-4 — 36:12
3. Sec 03 :Ch 11, pt 5-6 — 36:09
4. Sec 04: Ch 11, pt 7-8 — 32:30
5. Sec 05: Ch 11, pt 9 — 23:05
6. Sec 06: Ch 11, pt 10 — 22:42
7. Sec 07: Ch 12, pt 1 — 11:42
8. Sec 08: Ch 12, pt 2 — 49:11
9. Sec 09: Ch 12, pt 3-4 — 26:22
10. Sec 10: Ch 12, pt 5 — 24:41
11. Sec 11: Ch 12, pt 6 — 21:01
12. Sec 12: Ch 13, pt 1-2 — 24:08
13. Sec 13: Ch 13, pt 3-4 — 30:11
14. Sec 14: Ch 13, pt 5 — 43:15
15. Sec 15: Ch 14, pt 1 — 18:30
16. Sec 16: Ch 14, pt 2 — 34:12
17. Sec 17: Ch 14, pt 3 — 27:18
18. Sec 18: Ch 14, pt 4-5 — 27:19
19. Sec 19: Ch 15, pt 1-2 — 21:19
20. Sec 20: Ch 15, pt 3-4 — 24:56
21. Sec 21: Ch 15, pt 5-6 — 25:03
22. Sec 22: Ch 15, pt 7-9 — 31:41
23. Sec 23: Ch 15, pt 10-12 — 33:09
24. Sec 24: Ch 16, pt 1-2 — 23:51

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