Dimensions
221 x 269 x 2mm
What did Archimedes discover in the bath? Why do modern doctors have to swear the Hippocratic Oath? Which famous Greek introduced costume and scenery to the theatre? Why was Alexander great?
The ancient Greeks were a highly successful people. Their civilisation lasted for over a thousand years. They produced some of the greatest thinkers, scientists, storytellers and soldiers who ever lived. You can discover a great deal about the ancient Greeks by reading about the lives of their biggest celebrities. As well as life stories, this book tells you about the times in which they lived, so you can see exactly how these men and women made history.
By telling the stories of nine individual characters, each title in the 'People Who Made History' series acts as a biography and a history to bring a bygone civilisation to life. This book tells the stories of Homer, Sappho, Pythagoras, Aeschylus, Pericles, Socrates, Hippocrates, Alexander and Archimedes.
