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HOW CHILDREN LIVE IN ... ANCIENT GREECE
by Teri Brown
Meet Ambrosia and hear about her life in Athens as she and her
mother prepare for the festival of Dionysus.
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MAP OF ANCIENT GREECE
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A VISIT TO THE ORACLE
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Kate Stout
Go with Thatkos on his visit to the oracle at Delphi to ask
the fate of his younger brother who went on a hunting trip and
did not return.
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A SPARTAN QUIZ: DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TOUGH?
by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Do you think you can go toe-to-toe with a Spartan warrior-in-training?
Take this quiz and find out!
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ATHENS: THE MOST FAMOUS DEMOCRACY
by Kate Emery
Learn how Athenian-style democracy worked in ancient times.
How does it compare to democracy today?
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PLEASING MANY GODS: GREEK MYTHOLOGY
by Lisa Wroble
Meet the human-like Greek deities who the ancients thought controlled
everything from wind and water to crops and a plentiful harvest.
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ANCIENT
GREEK THEATER: A PASSION FOR DRAMA
by Christina Friend
In ancient Greece, live theater was as big an event as a Hollywood
premier is today. There were no lights, no cameras, but lots
of action! Come explore the lively world of Greek theater.
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THE SEVEN
SAGES OF GREECE
by Kimberley Wall
Control anger. Honor old age. Practice is everything.
These and other bits of well known wisdom (called maxims)
are products of the Seven Sages of Greece. Find out more about
the sages and what they did to achieve sage superstar status.
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MYSTERY-ADVENTURE:
WHERE IN THE ACROPOLIS OF THERAPON
by Corey Habbas
Join us for a mystery-adventure set in the classical period
of Greece in which you must explore ancient Athens in order
to recapture an escaped slave.
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LAW
AND ORDER IN ANCIENT GREECE
by Aimee Bissonette
Imagine a place where there are no courts or judges, where
people can kill and be killed freely, and where people who
cannot pay their debts are forced to be slaves. This was the
world of Greece before the introduction of law - find out
how law and order came to Greece.
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EUREKA!
ARCHIMEDES AND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
by Amy O'Quinn
Explore the world and legacy of Archimedes of Syracuse - a
world famous mathematician, astronomer and philosopher.
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HOMERIC IDIOMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
by Tatiana Claudy
Uncover the literary stories behind six well-known idioms that
come from the famous Homeric epics - the Iliad and
the Odyssey.
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HIPPOCRATES' STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PRACTICING
MEDICINE
by Paula Jolin
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the life and work of the Greek
physician Hippocrates and listen to him explain his method for
practicing medicine, and the oath he hoped future doctors would
remember.
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THE FOODS OF ANCIENT GREECE
by Holly Lynn Anderson
Discover what types of foods kept the Greeks going in ancient
times, like olives, yogurt and fish.
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FROZEN
PERFECTION: A TOUR OF GREEK SCULPTURE
by Candace Lindemann
Tour the world of Greek sculpture through the ages and learned
how it developed from the archaic period through Hellenistic
times. Learn tips and techniques to help you identify what
period Greek sculptures belong to.
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EIGHT EARTH-SHAKING
ANCIENT GREEK IDEAS IN ASTRONOMY
by Christine Roane
Learn about eight ideas in ancient Greek astronomy that not
only shocked the ancient world, but impacted science forever.
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SOCRATES:
THE GREAT GIFT OF ANCIENT GREECE
by Scott D. O'Reilly
Greece gave the West its first historian, first epic poet,
and first dramatic playwright. But perhaps ancient Greece's
greatest gift was that of Socrates, arguably the most influential
and revered philosopher who ever lived.
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