Becoming Greece: From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age in the Word of Eminent Greeks

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Becoming Greece is an original approach that weaves together the historical accounts of Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plutarch with additional storytelling into a continuous, exciting narrative. Enjoy the pioneers of philosophy, history, drama, geometry, architecture, and science in their own words, describing the Bronze Age, the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, and Alexander the Great’s spread of Hellenistic culture. 

The Greek achievements have had an immeasurable impact on the world today.  Over 150 works of art show the continual relevance of the events, and 30 maps and diagrams give additional context.

Becoming Greece is great for classroom use: each chapter finishes with seminar topics, chapter summaries, and recommended readings. Students come away with life principles and wisdom drawn from their societal structure, their values, their heroes, their victories, and their defeats.

• Great storytelling that combines 70% primary sources with 30% original text
• Over 150 works of art showing the timelessness of Greece
• 30 maps and diagrams
• Biographies of each Greek historian
• Classroom exercises at the end of each chapter

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

William Dardis began his Classical education in his hometown of New Orleans and continued it at the University of Notre Dame. He has educated teenagers of all socioeconomic backgrounds for the past 30 years, in New York, St. Louis, Chicago and Washington, D.C. He has particularly enjoyed teaching at the Heights for the past 11 years, and looks forward to many more.

Thomas Cox teaches Latin and Greek at The Heights School in Potomac, MD. When he’s not in the classroom, he’s either on a trail adventuring with his kids, finding a new winery or bookstore to explore with his wife, or reading. A graduate of Hillsdale and St. John’s Colleges, he is a California-native now living on the opposite side of the country, his love of history has always led him to learn more about where he is, and where he wants to go next!

For school orders, please contact Bill Dardis:  bdardis@heights.edu.