Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece

In the eighth century B.C. the city-states of Greece were in a constant state of war, until King Iphitus stopped the blood-shed by reviving an ancient tradition-an athletic contest to honor the gods. A truce was declared, so the warring groups could come together in peace to compete at the sacred grove at Olympia. Those games would survive for hundreds of years becoming the inspiration for our modern Olympic Games. The site of Olympia will forever be revered as the birthplace of a great tradition that still unites the world in the spirit of peace and athletic competition. With spectacular illustrations, Olympia revisits those early games-the holy rituals, the chariot racing and equestrian events, the ancient pentathlon, the wrestling, the boxing-all the skills of war that readily developed into the challenge of sport. Dyan Blacklock and David Kennett bring to life the sights, sounds, and excitement of this age-old, sacred tradition.

Children's Books

Blacklock, Dyan

Sports & Outdoors

Walker Childrens

In the second century A.D., there was only one unstoppable power in the world--the Roman Army. The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires on history. Charged with controlling and protecting the empire's territory and subjects, the Roman army was a massive, disciplined, and fearsome fighting force. From the rise of the Roman Empire until its decline and fall, its vast holdings were conquered, absorbed, and ultimately defended by legions of professional paid soldiers. At the height of their power, no tribe, no nation could stand in their way. This is their story.

The Roman Army: The Legendary Soldiers Who Created an Empire

History

Walker Books for Young Readers

In the second century A.D., there was only one unstoppable power in the world--the Roman Army. The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires on history. Charged with controlling and protecting the empire's territory and subjects, the Roman army was a massive, disciplined, and fearsome fighting force. From the rise of the Roman Empire until its decline and fall, its vast holdings were conquered, absorbed, and ultimately defended by legions of professional paid soldiers. At the height of their power, no tribe, no nation could stand in their way. This is their story.

Pankration : The Ultimate Game

Pankration: The Ultimate Game

In Greece, in 430 BC, Nic sets out to search of his friend, Gellus, at Olympia in order to save him from his awaiting enemies and the challenge of the Pankration, the most vicious and brutal sport in all the games.

Literature & Fiction

Albert Whitman & Co.

Having been kidnapped from a ship leaving plague-ridden Athens in 430 B.C., twelve-year-old Nic attempts to escape his captors and keep his promise to meet his friend at the Olympic games

Call It Love: falling in...falling out of...and everything in between Finding love, losing it, imagining it, pushing it away, longing for it...Dyan Blacklock's stories for young adults explore intense relationships of all kinds, and challenge our assumptions about love.

Call It Love

Allen& Unwin

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Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece

The Roman Army: The Legendary Soldiers Who Created an Empire

The Roman Army: The Legendary Soldiers Who Created an Empire

Pankration: The Ultimate Game

Pankration: The Ultimate Game

Call It Love