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This book describes the remarkable lives of the ancient Greeks. Explore a world of brain philosophers and fearless soldiers, of mythical monsters and dramatic battles. Find out why the Greek warships were the envy of the ancient world and how the world’s first democracy developed. Stunning photos and detailed reconstructions paint a vivid picture of ancient Greece, from the little details of daily life to the grandeur and danger of war. It provides information on the culture and history of ancient Greece from Minoan times to the coming of the Romans.Contents
Contents : internet links; how we know about the Greeks; map of ancient greece; Early Greece - the first greeks; the minoans; Minoan palaces; Minoan religion; explosions and invasion; the Mycenaeans; Mycenaean royal tombs; warriors and traders; Troy and the Trojan war; things fall apart; the dark ages; Archaic Greece - the archaic period; greek city-states; Sparta - a warrior state; greek armies; hoplites; greek warships; the persian wars; the decline of Persia; the birth of literacy; Classical Greece - the golden age of Athens; the acropolis; the first democratic states; life in sparta; the Peloponnesian Wars; the end of an era; Everday life - growing up; women and the home; greek houses; clothes and fashion; farming and food; the marketplace; architecture; building; sculpture; pottery; metalwork; travel by land and sea; feasting and fun; plays and players; the games; religion and mythology; temples and worship; talking to the gods; death and the underworld; funerals and burials; Macedonia and the Hellenistic World - the rise of Macedonia; Alexander the Great; the hellenistic world; alexandria; inquiring minds; the roman conquest; Factfinder - gods and goddesses; greek myths; greek philosophy; greek plays; battles and battle formations; who’s who; time chart; glossary; index; acknowledgements;
