sparta (extinct city)

Investigates long-ago civilizations in India, the Mediterranean Region, and parts of Africa.

This title presents in detail the culture and history of Ancient Sparta as a significant ancient civilizations of the world . This series is intended for upper elementary school students.

Describes in graphic novel format the Spartans, the ancient Greek warriors.

Provides information about the Spartans, discussing when and where they fought, how they were trained, their weapons and gear, and their decline.

Provides information about the Spartans, discussing when and where they fought, how they were trained, their weapons and gear, and their decline.

Presents an introduction to life in the city-state of Sparta in ancient Greece, focusing on the story of Leonidas, a man who grew up in Sparta, attained the throne, and led his army against the Persians.

When slaves rebel in ancient Sparta, twelve-year-old Lysander, guarded by an heirloom amulet, the Fire of Ares, is caught between the Spartan ruling class, with whom he has been training as a warrior since his noble heritage was revealed, and those among whom he was recently laboring as a slave.

When Lysander and his barracks are sent to Taras, Italy, to protect a vital trading post threatened by a local uprising, he spies a statue of a figure wearing the Fire of Ares and sets out to discover his connection to the city, hoping to learn more of his mysterious heritage.

When Persians invade Sparta while thirteen-year-old Lysander is training to be a soldier, he finds his loyalties are divided between Spartan honor and the Helot slaves with whom he lived most of his life.