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Author
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Plato's brilliant dialogues, written in the fourth century B.C., rank among Western civilization's most important philosophical works. Presented as a series of probing conversations between Socrates and his students and fellow citizens, they form a magnificent dialectical quest that examines enduring political, ethical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues. Apology defends the integrity of Socrates' teachings. Crito discusses respect for the law....
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Elinor Cleghorn became an unwell woman ten years ago. She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease after a long period of being told her symptoms were anything from psychosomatic to a possible pregnancy. As Elinor learned to live with her unpredictable disease she turned to history for answers, and found an enraging legacy of suffering, mystification, and misdiagnosis.
In Unwell Women, Elinor Cleghorn traces the almost unbelievable history of how...
Author
Series
Good Times Travel Agency volume 4
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young Josh, Emma, and Libby Binkerton try to travel into the future but end up in ancient Greece instead, learning about Greek culture, and soon their temporal trip turns chaotic when Libby takes a chariot for a ride.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
This volume includes biographical entries on nearly 500 individuals of central importance from the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, including writers, thinkers, artists, scientists, statesmen, kings, queens, and other historical figures. Furthermore, these entries offer far more than simple biographical information: many are short essays covering major historical and cultural themes centered around individuals as varied as Herodotus, Socrates,...
7) Athena
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Athena in the Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient World series explores the fascinating drama, love stories, and destruction in the myths surrounding the goddess of wisdom. Book includes history, myths, and a family tree. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastoc, Inc
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics, they had lots of questions. What did the ancient Greeks wear? What did they do for fun? Where were the very first Olympics held? How are our modern Olympics similar to the ancient Olympics?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A novel on Thermopylae, the 480 BC battle which went down in history as an example of heroism. For three days a small force of Greeks defended a narrow pass from a huge Persian army. Lots of detail on Spartan training and fighting techniques. By the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
No girls allowed at the Olympic games! That's the rule when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece. But when Annie tells Jack to go to the games without her, he knows she's up to something. Will Annie find a way to see the games? Or will she get herself - and Jack - into Olympic-size trouble?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.
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