A First Ancient History: Bk.2

Burrell, R.E.C.

ISBN 10: 0199171017 / ISBN 13: 9780199171019

Published by Oxford University Press, 1989

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Synopsis:

Burrell and Connolly take us to opening night for a play by Euripides, the first Olympic Games, Alexander the Great's last battle, the rebuilding of the Acropolis, and through the whole fascinating history of ancient Greece. The Greeks covers the centuries from the Minoans to the breakup of Alexander's empire and the conquest of Greece by Rome. Especially geared for the young reader, the short, fact-filled chapters with easy-to-read text is accompanied by Connolly's richly detiled and authentic illustrations.

Review: "A commendable introductory analysis of the development of the culture, life, and customs of ancient Greece.... The text is clearly written and readable."--School Library Journal "Above all what emerges from the text and the superb illustrations is a sense of vitality of a real world inhabited by real people who are absorbed, as we all are, by the daily round of the business of living, and affected, as we all are, by the march of events over which we have little or no control. The...[ancient] world is brought close to our own."--Literary Times Supplement (UK) "A commendable introductory analysis of the development of the culture, life, and customs of ancient Greece.... The text is clearly written and readable."--School Library Journal "Above all what emerges from the text and the superb illustrations is a sense of vitality of a real world inhabited by real people who are absorbed, as we all are, by the daily round of the business of living, and affected, as we all are, by the march of events over which we have little or no control. The...[ancient] world is brought close to our own."--Literary Times Supplement (UK) "A commendable introductory analysis of the development of the culture, life, and customs of ancient Greece.... The text is clearly written and readable."--School Library Journal "Above all what emerges from the text and the superb illustrations is a sense of vitality of a real world inhabited by real people who are absorbed, as we all are, by the daily round of the business of living, and affected, as we all are, by the march of events over which we have little or no control. The...[ancient] world is brought close to our own."--Literary Times Supplement (UK) "A commendable introductory analysis of the development of the culture, life, and customs of ancient Greece.... The text is clearly written and readable."--School Library Journal "Above all what emerges from the text and the superb illustrations is a sense of vitality of a real world inhabited by real people who are absorbed, as we all are, by the daily round of the business of living, and affected, as we all are, by the march of events over which we have little or no control. The...[ancient] world is brought close to our own."--Literary Times Supplement (UK)

Bibliographic Details

Title: A First Ancient History: Bk.2
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good