Fascinating Greece

Mikhail Leonovich Gasparov 1935 – 2005 – literary scholar, translator, laureate of numerous state awards, author of books that are justly considered classics of the popular science genre. The book "Fascinating Greece" simply and engagingly tells about ancient Greek culture and is much loved by both adult readers and children. It is divided into six parts, in which you will find stories about gods and heroes, about kings and philosophers, about politics, holidays and theater, about sculpture and poetry, as well as about the everyday life, morals and customs of the Greeks. You will learn how Semiramis became a queen, whether it is true that Homer died of sadness over an unsolved riddle, why Leonidas took only three hundred Spartans on the campaign, instead of a thousand... and much, much more. For middle school age.