Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece

Usborne Encyclopedias

by Jane Chisholm~Lisa Miles~Struan Reid

The authors present a far-reaching history of ancient Greece, from the early Minoans to the rise of Classical Greece and its conquest by the Macedonians. Illustrated in colour throughout, the book also contains a comprehensive factfinder section which includes a time chart, who's who and a glossary.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World History, Childrens, Mythology, Education

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Anusha Jayaram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I initially assumed this encyclopedia was intended primarily for a younger audience [read: primary school level :)], I eventually found it to be an immensely enjoyable read. For an uninitiated reader, this encyclopedia represents an optimal first step - one from which it would be easy to dive deep into any particular area of interest.

Spanning almost three millennia (from ~3000 BC up until 30 BC), the book presents key events in the history of Greece, breaking them into bite sized paragraphs. As someone not too familiar with Greek history, this format was really useful to me, enabling me to mentally mark off important milestones on the timeline of Greece. The fact that it concludes with a summary timeline only made me happier, especially since it provided perspective to Greek history by occasionally mapping events occurring at the same time in other places in the world.

Kudos to the authors who have managed to compactly pack in a vast treasure trove of information into a limited number of pages. Special mention for the designers of this encyclopedia for imbuing it with vivid and stunning illustrations (while remaining relevant to the content).

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Detailed information with pictures. Reminded me of teaching Humanities.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came across this while at the library. With my son, in the kid's section! A kid's book, but got a lot of enjoyed out of it! 😂 Lots of interesting info and learned a bit. 👍

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exactly what I wanted. Succinct and well illustrated.

[Laurie Wheeler · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is very picture heavy but light on prose, which was quite disjointed. My kids didn't like it at all when we tried using it for our homeschool history studies.

[hona6 · Rating 4 out of 5]

fajne kompendium wiedzy z praktycznie każdego możliwego zakresu

[Deanna Sutter · Rating 4 out of 5]

We loved this book. I wish I had bought the Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt also. I'll just have to check the library....

[Céline FrenchAlps · Rating 3 out of 5]

La Grèce Antique entièrement détaillée par périodes et par thèmes avec un max d'illustrations.

[Belle Meade School]

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