Ancient Greece
Published on 27. August 2009
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-7502-6080-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the ancient cultures of Crete and Mycenae; Sparta, a city-state dedicated to warfare; Olympia, home of the Olympics; and classical Athens, the birthplace of modern democracy and philosophy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
c.65 photos, maps and artworks
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7502-6080-0 (9780750260800)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
N/A
Content
Introduction 4 Timeline 6 Minoans and Myceneans 8 Knossos and Santorini 10 Mycenae and Pylos 12 The Dark Age 14 Aristocrats and Poets 16 Colonization 18 Magna Graecia and the Tyrants 20 The Spartans 22 Spartan Life 24 Athens and Democracy 26 Athens 28 Akropolis 30 Everyday Life in Athens 32 War Against Persia 34 Athenian Wars 36 Spartan Empire 38 The Rise of Macedon 40 Vergina 42 Alexander the Great 44 Successor Kingdoms 46 Culture and Society 48 Gods of Olympos 50 Delphi 52 Olympia 54 The Trieme 56 Hoplites 58 Greek Trade 60 Further Reading 62 Index 63