Greeks ; and, Romans
Robinson, Tony, 1946-2016
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Sir Tony Robinson brings you everything you need to know about the Greeks and the Romans in this book. He takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks and Romans! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this book, including: why the ancient Greeks were mad about Olive oil, how to keep the gods happy, who Pythagoras was, why you should never ignore an omen, why Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus, how to defend an elephant-riding army, and how the Greeks invented the first computer, vending machine and laser death ray.
Main title:
Greeks ; and, Romans / Sir Tony Robinson ; illustrated by Del Thorpe.
Author:
Robinson, Tony, 1946-, authorThorpe, Del, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2016.
Collation:
305 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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Variant title:
Title appears on resource as: Greeks and Romans
Notes:
Originally published: in 2 separate volumes. 2012.
ISBN:
9781509805396 (pbk)
Dewey class:
937J937J937
Language:
English
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BRN:
1440326
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