Ancient Greece

by Michael Anderson (Editor)

Frequently cited as a land that birthed civilization and culture as we know it, the impact of ancient Greece on the world cannot be overstated. Its flourishing city-states laid the creative foundations for much of the literature, drama, art, and architecture we enjoy today, while advances in governance and law have shaped the development of democracy. This lively volume chronicles the major events and achievements of this dynamic society and profiles some of its most notable figures. Numerous maps, illustrations, and sidebars transport the reader to the ancient, awe-inspiring past of the Hellenic Republic.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

88 pages, Library Binding

First published May 1, 2011

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Reviews

[Aishuu · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, quick read to orient me on my upcoming dive into Ancient Greek culture. Short and concise.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and thorough. Easy to read! Served as a nice overview for my Ancient Greek phase.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Learn about Ancient Greek culture, politics, food and more.

[Mahdi Essekelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

The scholar historical book named “Ancient Greece” was very carefully edited by Michael Anderson and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This informative non-fiction book is about how Ancient Greece civilization was different to other civilization and what achievements did the Greek people manage to accomplish. In this book; the reader has learned an absurd amount of intriguing fact about the given civilization. One fact taught to the reader consists of the Greek people being more artistic than any normal people would think. They would not depend only on war; they also had an artistic side to their culture. Another interesting fact that the reader learned was that even when the Greek Empire ended, there were still many large civilizations that burrowed the culture and the myths of the Greek civilization. One example given at the end of the book was the Roman Empire; which had a similar culture to the Greek Empire and that also had a related religion that consisted in the same ideas and myths. Lastly this informational writing provided information about the origins of Ancient Greece in addition to their achievements. Thus, this educative story contributes to the reader understanding more about the spectacular Ancient Greece era.

Ancient Greece wasn’t just a forever barbaric civilization, but it also made important stamps to the world around. One example given by the book demonstrated that the Greek people had so many beliefs that at the time, many large nations followed their religion. Not only their myths changed the world, but another part of it was there amazing artwork and architecture. The world has followed the Greek culture for many years after their end. Another change of the world caused by the Greek Civilization was causing fear of the nearby countries. What this means is that the Greek kings were so powerful that the nearby nations trembled under them and refused to attack them under any will. Thus, the non-fiction book “Ancient Greece” aids the exigent reader understand how powerful the Greek Civilization was.


The educative book called “Ancient Greece” was a pleasure to the readers, especially for the readers who enjoy the vast world of history. For other people to enjoy this magnificent book there are special things that the reader shall have specified in his likes and dislikes. I recommend this book to the people that love history, especially those who adore ancient civilizations. Another recommendation will be too people who hate the most complicated books and enjoy books that are from the simplest. That is because this text is very simple, even to a young eye. Lastly, this wondrous book will be an extraordinary event in someone’s life only if people enjoy being taught school facts in a book, due to this book being mostly scholastic. Thus, the historical book will be only amazing to the reader if it specifies to the likes of his heart.

[Terry]

The textual information is appropriate for a middle school student doing research on ancient Greece. My biggest criticism is about the editing: one obvious textual error ("invented invented" on page 58), and some pretty fuzzy illustrations (p. 46 map of Alexander the Great's conquests, pp. 72-74 illustrations of the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders). Otherwise, a decent overview/introduction to the topic for students.