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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.

Text and illustrations look at advancements in science, democracy, architecture, theater, and weaponry in ancient Greece.

Looks at different heros found in Greek mythology, including Achilles, Jason, Hercules and others.

Presents a history of the political system known as democracy, beginning with its origins in ancient Greece where the term was coined--and its hostile reception from nearly every major Greek thinker of the time--up through democracy's manifestations in Macedonian and Roman government.