The Ancient Greek World (The World In Ancient Times, Book 6)

By Jennifer T. Roberts and Tracy Barrett

Book Overview

Jennifer Roberts and Tracy Barrett bring together their respective mastery of scholarship and storytelling to tell the history of a place, a people, and a culture that has left some of the most beautiful art, the greatest stories, and the most magnificent cities and buildings that the world has ever known. The Ancient Greek World uses primary sources such as Homer's Odyssey, Herodotus' Histories, a Minoan drinking cup, and a child's grave epitaph to present a balanced and lively narrative history of ancient Greece. A chronology, cast of characters, maps, pronunciation table, further reading, and index supplement the main text.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002R4A6VU
• ISBN13: 9780195156966
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10

Customer Reviews

Greece on the Reader's Digest Scale

Though this book was good in a lot of ways, it was not as complete as I had hoped it would. It covered a lot of the territory that my other books covered but I was looking for more information on the Helenistic World which was influenced and as important as the Classical Period of Greece. That was covered, but I felt like I was reading a Reader's Digest of their times and culture. For those that are just beginning to explore the Ancient World of the Mediterranean, it is good, but does not hold much for someone like me that has more scholarly interests in mind.