Parthenon

by Lynn Curlee

Book Overview

The Parthenon. It was ravaged by the early Christians, occupied by the Turks, and looted by the British. Wars were fought all around it. Plato and Socrates, Phidias and Pericles contemplated philosophy, art, drama, and democracy on its steps. And today its proud, ruined columns stand high above the city of Athens, Greece, the last sentinels of what's often considered to be the most important architectural achievement in the world. The Parthenon is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689844905
• ISBN13: 9780689844904
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7