Easy Latin Stories

by George Lovett Bennett

George L. Bennett

Easy Latin Stories

Easy Latin Stories for beginners with notes and vocabulary

1892

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Part I 

EASY LATIN STORIES

FOR

BEGINNERS

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CONTENTS.

		PREFACE
PART I
I	—	THE STORY OF ARION	1
II	—	THE HABITS OF THE MASSAGETAE	2
III	—	BEASTS IN EGYPT AND LIBYA	2
IV	—	AN AFRICAN REGIMENT	4
V	—	THE EQUIPMENT OF PERSIAN SOLDIERS	5
VI	—	THE STORY OF ATYS	6
VII	—	A CROCODILE HUNT	8
VIII	—	ARTAYCTES	8
IX	—	ANECDOTES	9
X	—	THE LABOURS OF HERCULES	16
XI	—	SAYINGS OF ARISTIPPUS	18
XII	—	SPARTAN MEALS	19
XIII	—	THE OLDEST NATION	19
XIV	—	EGYPTIAN NOTES	19
XV	—	CYRUS	21
XVI	—	SPARTAN BREVITY	24
XVII	—	THE BATTLE OF THE WHIPS	26
XVIII	—	THE MAGIC RING	25
XIX	—	TIT FOR TAT	26
XX	—	A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE	26
XXI	—	SOLON’S PRECEPTS	26
PART II
I	—	THE STORY OF POLYCRATES	27
II	—	THE STORY OF RHAMPSINITUS AND THE THIEF	28
III	—	OIL WELLS	30
IV	—	THE BODY-GUARD OF XERXES	31
V	—	A WEALTHY SUBJECT	31
VI	—	A BALD PEOPLE	32
VII	—	THE FIRST WOODEN LEG	32
PART III
I	—	SYLOSON'S CLOAK	33
II	—	THE STORY OF ZOPYRUS	34
III	—	PERSIAN COURIERS	37
IV	—	A MIRACLE	37
V	—	THE SPICE TRADE	38
VI	—	THE GOLD ANTS	39
VII	—	LIBYA	40
VIII	—	THE SPARTAN KINGS	41
IX	—	THE FAMILY OF THE ALCMAEONIDAE	42
PART IV
I	—	SOME BARBAROUS CUSTOMS	45
II	—	THE SIEGE OF BARCA	46
III	—	ANECDOTES	46
IV	—	THE FIRST INVASION OF EUROPE	48
V	—	A HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE	51
VI	—	OROETES AND POLYCRATES	51
VII	—	DARIUS AND DEMOCEDES	54
VIII	—	A THRACIAN SUTTEE	55
IX	—	A LAKE VILLAGE	55
X	—	A WAY OUT OF A DIFFICULTY	56
XI	—	THE ADVANTAGES OF A REPUBLIC	57
XII	—	THE SHORTEST WAY TO ABSOLUTE POWER	57
XIII	—	THE IONIC REVOLT	58
XIV	—	THE CAMPAIGN IN CYPRUS	58
XV	—	THE BATTLE OF LADE	62
XVI	—	THE SECOND EXPEDITION AGAINST GREECE	65
XVII	—	THE LAST DAYS OF MILTIADES	71
XVIII	—	EXPEDITION OF CLEOMENES AGAINST ARGOS	73
XIX	—	A DIFFICULTY	76
XX	—	THE THIRD INVASION OF GREECE	77
XXI	—	ANECDOTES	93
XXII	—	THE AETHIOPIANS	100
NOTES,			103
VOCABULARY,			121
PROPER NAMES,			145

Part I