History & The Past: General Interest (Children's/Teenage)

This concise and beautifully illustrated book demonstrates the many roles played by the horse in the lives of the Greeks, from its place in myth an...

By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how...

Athens was a famously litigious city in antiquity, as the sheer quantity of evidence for legal activity found in the Agora makes clear. Every kind ...

While this booklet is illustrated solely with materials from the Athenian Agora, it also provides a concise introduction to building styles and tec...

In the spring, the ground of the Agora archaeological park is covered in poppies and daisies while poplars and oaks shade many of the pathways. Som...

As well as being a political centre, the Agora was the focus of a noisy and varied commercial life. This booklet illustrates the archaeological, do...

Over 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens's far-flung commercial co...

Small sculptured figures of humans and animals have been found all over the Agora, ranging in date from the earliest occupation of Athens to the en...

Before the creation of the Agora as a civic centre in the 7th century B.C., the region northwest of the Acropolis was a vast cemetery. Over 150 anc...

Named after its donor, the King of Pergamon, the Stoa of Attalos was originally built around 150 B.C. Between 1953 and 1956 this long, columned, ma...

As well as the Little Owl or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbo...

In battle he fought with legendary valor ...At court, dressed in silks and ribbons, he openly favored his male lovers ...Despised but feared by his...

Although this booklet is based on broken pottery found during the excavation of the Agora, the author ranges far beyond the confines of Athens in h...

From the thousands of pieces of Late Roman small change discovered trodden into beaten earth floors and dropped into wells to the hoards of 19th-ce...

The Archaeologists' Handbook takes a look at the role of archaeologists from the discovery of an artefact or archaeological site to the identificat...

Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!This high-interest series for children a...

Learn all about ancient Egypt, from everyday life to the afterlife, in this ultimate guide.Explore the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians, from fa...

DISCOVER the facts and DO the activities in this fun history series! Discover and Do! History is the perfect introduction to history for readers ag...

Science is for everyone! Science People celebrates the diversity of the scientific community around the world. Meet more than 50 trailblazers in b...

  A beautiful, celebratory and joyful book of bedtime stories. Written and illustrated by creators with heritage from across t...

Award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang delivers an inspiring tale of resourceful children confronting adversaries in a refugee camp After lunch the Ya...

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading...

  From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons comes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The Murderer's Ape...

DISCOVER the facts and DO the activities in this fun history series! Discover and Do! History is the perfect introduction to history for readers ag...