Stories from Herodotus (eBook)

Lorna Oakes (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
70 Seiten
Claret Press (Verlag)
978-1-910461-00-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This beautiful childrens book retells the stories of the ancient world and brings history to life.Herodotus wrote the first history book in the world. That is why he is sometimes called the ';Father of History'. He lived about 2,500 years ago, and was born at a place called Halicarnassus in Asia Minor. Here his stories are retold so that future generations can benefit from their wisdom and cultural richness.Herodotus was a keen traveller who went all over the ancient world and was interested in everything he saw and heard. When he came back from his travels he went to Athens in Greece and gave lectures about the places he had visited. Finally he decided to write a book about them. In the later part of his life he went to Italy where he did more work on his book and finally died there in 425 BC. King Leonidas of Sparta and the Battle of Thermopylae, made famous by the blockbuster movie 300, began with Herodotus stories.Retold to be accessible for children, these stories will delight readers of all ages. This book is appropriate to support the curriculum of Key Stage 2.

Inhalt

Introduction Part I King Croesus of Lydia The story of Croesus and Solon Croesus' dream Croesus and the Oracle at Delphi The battle for Sardis Croesus and Cyrus Part II King Cyrus of Persia Part III Herodotus in Egypt Cheops and the Great Pyramid How Psammeticus became king Apries and Amasis Part IV Greeks and Persians Polycrates, ruler of Samos Democedes, the famous doctor of Crotona Darius and the Greeks Xerxes and the ghost Xerxes' invasion of Greece Leonidas and the battle for Thermopylae The Battle for Athens

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.2.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Lernen / Lernspiele
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Schlagworte: Athens • children's book • classics • Father of History • Herodotus • History of Ancient Greece • Sparta
• ISBN-10: 1-910461-00-8 / 1910461008
• ISBN-13: 978-1-910461-00-6 / 9781910461006