146 b.c.-323 a.d

"On a mission from Heracles to find his lost Golden Apple, Julius and his pals come face-to-face with a minotaur in a labyrinth, must find some way to trick a one-hundred-headed dragon at the Garden of Hesperides, and wind up in the palace of King Midas himself. But what on earth will the gods on Mount Olympus have to say about the gang's antics in the underworld? Madcap hijinks abound in another adventure with broad appeal for fans of historical fiction and comedy alike. It's all Greek to Julius Zebra and his pals in this fourth exciting, action-packed, hilarious adventure brimming with entertaining facts about the ancient world."--.

Darius, an Athenian, tries to prove his worth to the cruel Spartans after a plague forces him to leave his home and take up residence with his uncle, a Spartan general.

In 80 A.D., ten-year-old Roman sleuth Flavia and her friends sail from Corinth to Rhodes to try to stop a mysterious man who is kidnapping children and selling them into slavery.

Presents more than twenty activities to teach children in grades 4-8 about ancient Greece, including its history, daily life, culture, and government.

Contains brief profiles of real-life characters from ancient Greece rating them for their cunning, courage, ruthlessness, and survival skills.

Contains 315 alphabetically arranged essays that explore aspects of Greek history and culture from its earliest archaeological remains to 31 B.C.E., covering art, daily life, education, government, language and literature, religion, science, mythology, the military, entertainment, warfare, and other topics, and including biographical profiles.

Contains brief profiles of real-life characters from ancient Greece rating them for their cunning, courage, ruthlessness, and survival skills.

Traces the history of Sumeria, Babylon, Assyria, Israel, Persia, Greece, and Rome from the Neolithic Age until the spread of Christianity.