This text sets out to bring to life the Greek and Roman plays and their staging, evoking the visual and emotional character of performances and dramatic festivals and offering a clear account of the plays and their writers. It attempts to re-create the excitement of the competitions and analyses the practical challenges faced by the playwrights and actors in staging the plays, whether tragedies or comedies. It also aims to bring to life the costumes, masks, stage and scenery, as well as the audience's reactions to the experience. The book gives clear summaries of well-known Greek and Roman plays and their authors, and explores in depth some of the best-known, particularly "Antigone" and "The Clouds". There are many suggestions for further study, including additional reading for both the teachers and pupils, topics for discussion, subjects to write about, and activities for individuals and groups.

Achilles, the greatest of Greek heroes, is angered by Agamemnon and decides to withdraw from the battle. What is the reason for his wrath? Is there anything that will make him change his mind and return to the battlefield? Both armies have suffered tremendous losses, and the long war seems to be heading towards a stalemate. The Greeks, however, have an ingenious stratagem that may well determine the outcome of the war. Brave warriors, noble heroes, women of divine beauty and envious gods moved by human passions come alive in this wonderful retelling of the most famous epic war story of all time.

This story is a shortened version of the classic novel. The book recounts the return of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, from the Trojan War.

Fast-moving and accessible, each story in this series is a shortened, illustrated version of the classic novel, which loses none of the strength and flavour of the original.

As Odysseus fights to find his way back home after the long and brutal Trojan War, he has to endure harrowing ordeals and adventures, and come to terms with devastating losses. Storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden's graphic retelling breathes new life into this great classic.

Discover all about the fascinating lives of some of the most unusual, quirky and eccentric characters in world history!

he newest title in this successful and acclaimed series is The Science Book, an inventive visual take on astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. With eye-catching artwork, step-by-step diagrams, and illustrations that break down complicated ideas into manageable concepts, The Science Book will have readers conversant in genetic engineering, black holes, and global warming in no time. Along the way are found mini-biographies of the most well-known scientists, and a glossary of helpful scientific terms.

During the fifth century BC, a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city-states united to repel a mighty Persian army. While the story of this heroic drama forms the main theme of Herodotus' narrative, the author's curiosity fleshes out the text with digressions, folk tales and stories.

n this book, the story behind the life and military career of one of the ancient world's greatest leaders is explored. The book opens with an overview of life in ancient Greece in 350 BC. We follow the early life of Alexander, son of the King Macedon, through to his first military success at just 18. At 20 years old, Alexander becomes King. There follows one of history's most amazing military careers. Alexander unites Greece and goes on to conquer Persia and Asia showing himself to be a brilliant leader of men and military strategist. It is a gripping, true-life drama set against the backdrop of life in ancient Greece.

What exactly made Alexander so Great? King by age 20, he led an army of 50,000 men and defeated armies five times the size of his own. He conquered most of the known world. Over two thousand years later he is regarded as one of the greatest leaders of all time. Was he a brilliant warrior or a ruthless invader?

Follow the amazing story of this mighty conqueror. "Wherever you may hide yourself, be sure I shall seek you out. " Alexander in a letter to Darius, 331 BC. Stunning photographs and detailed artworks reveal Alexander's exploits, battles, and victories.

A moving biography, this book details the life of Leonidas, the Spartan king who sacrificed himself and his personal bodyguard of 300 men in 480 BC to delay the invasion of the Persian army under King Xerxes and to convince the Greeks that they could unite and drive out the invaders.

Much has been written about the campaigns of Alexander the Great but what was happening around the world when he lived? This book is one of a series that sets local events in a world context, and provides an introduction for children to the world in a time of a well-known historic personality.

The most important historical source on one of the most powerful leaders of the ancient world, Arrian's The Campaigns of Alexander illustrates how Alexander the Great came to rule over a vast empire of his own making, translated from the Greej by Aubrey de S#65533;lincourt, and revised with an introduction and notes by J.R. Hamilton in Penguin Classics. Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have. Arrian's own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the world's greatest conqueror. He tells of Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his total defeat of Persia and his campaigns through Egypt, India and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully-rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and was worshipped as a god in his own lifetime

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonia's great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.

Introduction by G.T.Griffith