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Photographs, illustrations, and simple text describe the history, culture, and people of ancient Greece.

Describes the lives of teenagers in Greece focusing on school, daily activities, leisure time, cultural celebrations, and work expectations. Features a timeline, a glossary of terms used in the book, and facts about Greece.

Text and color illustrations present background information on the ancient Greeks, a time line, glossary, pronunciation guide, and further-reading list, and profiles of nine significant Greeks such as Socrates and Sappho.

Presents information on the geography and climate, history, natural resources, economy, and people of Greece, focusing on change in recent years and including first-hand commentary by the country's citizens.

A guide to how the ancient Greeks lived, including how they built cities, how they spent their days, and how they set up a democracy.

A contemporary account of the long, disastrous conflict between Athens and Sparta, written by Thucydides four hundred years before the birth of Christ.

Traces the history of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through 30 B.C., and discusses the government, society, religious beliefs and customs, artistic achievements, theater and drama, literature, philosophy, science, economy, and military of the civilization.