"A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home in this new novel from Ella Berman. . . . Ten years ago, after a sun-soaked summer spent in Greece, best friends Bess and Joni were cleared of having any involvement in their friend Evangeline's death. But that didn't stop the media from ripping apart their teenage lives like vultures. While the girls were never convicted, Joni, ever the opportunist, capitalized...

At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

A tale set in World War II Macedonia finds senior police official Costa Zannis working with a resistance cell and secret operatives from various European regions to organize an escape route from Berlin to neutral Turkey.

Set against the sun-bleached beauty of the isle of Crete, the story pits a young English tourist against a wily Greek jewel thief.

Arik, a demon who preys on dreamers, finally finds Dr. Megeara Kafieri, who is continuing her father's search for Atlantis, and when Arik makes a pact that allows him to become a mortal man, he is asked to return to Olympus with a human soul.

The ancient Greeks created a remarkable culture that in many ways fashioned the foundations of later Western civilization. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes this title begins with A Brief History of Ancient Greece and then examines these questions: How Did the Rise of City-States Shape the Development of Greek Society? How Did Greek Military Practices Influence Western Warfare? How Did Athenian Theatrical Traditions...

Discusses the origins, construction, completion, uses, history, and eventual ruin of the Parthenon.