athens (greece)

Explains what a visit to Athens would have been like in 360 B.C., describing the Agora, houses and furnishings, clothing, women, children, slaves, schoolboys, physicians, funerals, trade, the military, festivals, country life, and other aspects of ancient Greek life.

Presents a graphic novel representation of William Shakespeare's classic play "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and contains excerpts from the play's original dialogue.

As Maggie reflects on the difficulty she will have with her final duty as mentor to the daughters of Moon Goddess Selene, she recalls her first battles with the evil Atrox, two thousand years earlier when she was a youth in Athens.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

In 399 B.C. in Athens, thirteen-year-old Pandora dreads her upcoming marriage to a man twice her age, but a chance meeting with the philosopher Socrates encourages her to question traditional female roles and to seek her own truth.

Describes the planning, building, and uses of the Parthenon.

Discusses the culture and daily life in Greece during the time of Pericles.

An illustrated, abridged verison of the Shakespeare comedy with background information and explanatory stage directions.

A color-illustrated overview of Athens that covers its history, people, lifestyle, industries, recreation, and future, and provides a time line, glossary, and further resource list.

Discusses life in ancient Athens, including the growth of the city-state and its government, religious beliefs, festivals, customs, athletic games and sports, the visual arts, and the involvement of Athens in war on land and sea.