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Text and illustrations describe how a cat was reunited with its family after it was lost while its owners were traveling as refugees from Iraq to Greece.

Presents the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, born into the royal family of Macedon and later became a king whose realm extended into Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Text and illustrations describe how a cat was reunited with its family after it was lost while its owners were traveling as refugees from Iraq to Greece.

Describes the daily lives of children in ancient Greece, covering education, homes, clothing, games, and social events.

"How new is atheism? Although adherents and opponents alike today present it as an invention of the European Enlightenment, when the forces of science and secularism broadly challenged those of faith, disbelief in the gods, in fact, originated in a far more remote past"--Jacket flap.

An introduction to the heroes and heroines of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, featuring ninety-four alphabetically arranged articles on characters from Achilles to Troilus, discussing their significance, along with associated demigods, nymphs, sorceresses, and other creatures who lived in the mortal world, and including cross-references, a list of the major figures, and other resources.

Readers learn about famous women in power, important goddesses, and many other interesting details of the time period.

Readers will benefit from an understanding of how an environment of political turmoil bred a new, more inclusive system of law when what existed wasn't working for the people, while eye-catching call-outs offer insights that position historical background in the present.

Traces the life of the warrior king of Macedonia who conquered and united the known world of his time.

Like peoples throughout history, the ancient Greeks maintained largely fanciful stories about how the world, animals, and humans came to be. At the core of those tales were descriptions of the origins of the gods. Unlike many societies, which envisioned gods fashioning the universe, the Greeks held that the universe came first and gave birth to the gods.