Thirteen-year-old Plato Jones tries to come to terms with his mixed heritage while visiting Greece, as he finds out more about his Welsh grandfather, a World War II hero, and his Greek grandfather, a supposed traitor.
The war horse Bucephalus recounts his adventures from 344-323 B.C. with Alexander the Great and his relationship with a groom who has prophetic dreams.
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.
Illustrations and text recount King Iphitus of Elis's revival of an ancient tradition of athletic contests to honor the gods in the eighth century B.C. in Greece.
Provides an introduction to the history of ancient Greece, with information on the country's warship, leaders, cities, arts, alphabet, gods, and civilizations.
Presents various aspects of life in Greece through interviews with twenty-six people representing different age groups, occupations, and regions. Also includes a section of brief facts about the country and a glossary.
