Ancient Greeks
What They Don'T Tell You About
No. of pages 128
Published: 2014
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Did you know that Greek athletes used to win olive oil as prizes?
From heroes to philosophers, the Ancient Greeks have had a gigantic influence on life as we know it! Any old history book will give you the boring facts THEY think you should know, but only this one will dish the real dirt on those Ancient Greek culture vultures.
They may have lived more than two thousand years ago but this ancient civilisation's legacy goes on in our politics, the Olympic Games, in our alphabet, architecture, science and philosophy. Find out everything you need to know about, plus the answer to some unexpected questions...?
Why did Alexander the Great think beards were dangerous in battle?
Which Greek writer died when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head?
This book is part of a book series called What They Don'T Tell You About .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .
Bob Fowke has written many titles in the 'What They Don't Tell You About' series and always produces interesting text and lively, humorous illustrations. As well as author of the 'Who? What? When?' series, he is also the writer of 'Who's Who in British History'.
