Ancient Greeks by Fowke, Bob, author instant download

Ancient Greeks by Fowke, Bob, author instant download

128 pages : 20 cm, The Ancient Greeks may have lived more than two thousand years ago but their legacy goes on in our politics, in the Olympic Games, in our alphabet, architecture, science and philosophy. Find out everything you need to know about Ancient Greece, plus answers to some unexpected questions: Why did Alexander the Great think beards were dangerous in battle? Which Greek writer died when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head?[back cover], Originally published: as What they don't tell you about ancient Greeks. London: Hodder Children's, 1998, Includes bibliographical references and index, Feeling Greecey? : sun, sand and statues -- You're my hero! : where wild warriors wander -- Goat-ears meets Bird-face : Gods, people and things in between -- Temples in the sun : slap on the paint! -- Polis! Polis! : the state of the cities -- Homes, combs and poems : her indoors and not outdoors -- A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do : hard-working shopper seeks dinner after theatre -- Fools and schools! : it's the naked truth -- War and gore : Let's soldier on -- Rammed! : ships and empires of the sea -- To hell'n back : Hellenistic pages -- Roman temper : not the beginning of the end but the end itself : It's all Greek to me -- Answers to Seek out the Greek