The Mediterranean (Mysterious Places)

by Philip Wilkinson, Jacqueline Dineen, Jacqueline Wilkinson, Philip; Dineen

Book Overview

A guide to the ancient civilizations, forgotten cities, vast temples and momuments of the Mediterranean. Places featured include Hagia Sophia in Turkey, Mycenae in Greece, and Leptis Magna in Libya.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850281750
• ISBN13: 9781850281757
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Belitha Press Ltd
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent introduction to the ancient world!

"Mysterious Places: The Mediterranean" is an excellent way to get kids interested in history. It features overviews of different ancient sites around the Mediterranean. Each overview includes basic kid-friendly information about who lived there, when they lived, how each site was built, and why it eventually fell into ruin. Beautiful illustrations greatly enhance the book.