Presents a comic book adaptation of Homer's "The Iliad" which retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, that focuses on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
Text and illustrations introduce readers to the kinds of entertainment, diet, and medicine of the ancient Greeks that could be considered "gross" today.
Examines important technological improvements in ancient Greece from around 1600 B.C.E. to about 100 B.C.E. in the fields of agriculture, building, architecture, sculpture, theaters, science, weapons, astronomy, and more.