Gurstelle, William.
Summary: With some scrap wood, rope, hammer, nails, and this book, build seven historic catapults including Ludgar the War Wolf, God's Stone Thrower, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey -- simple yet sophisticated hurling machines that rely on the fundamentals of math and physics using levers, force, torsion, tension, and traction. Through these exciting projects, the colorful history of siege warfare comes to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1998
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1998
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Summary: Examines the art of ancient Rome, including painting, mosaic, sculpture, and architecture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Interactive Library 1998
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Contents: 1. The Origins of Rome 2. The Republic 3. Twelve Caesars 4. Religions and Mythology 5. Society and Daily Life 6. Art, Architecture, and Building 7. Latin Literature 8. The Roman Army 9. The Empire: Stability, Disintegration, Recovery, Fall Appendices Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2008
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Summary: Romulus, founder of Rome; Minerva, the goddess of wisdom; and beautiful spirits called nymphs are well-known subjects of Roman mythology. Roman Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Roman mythology, in addition to examining their influence today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing 2013
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Summary: Greek Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Greek mythology, in addition to examining their influence today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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Summary: "Summary Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants-from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest. " Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony. . . . Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg," writes Edward O. Wilson in his most finely observed work in decades. In a myrmecological tour to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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Summary: Introduces the Greek goddess Athena and explains her importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013
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Summary: Colorado Territory in 1864 wasn't merely the wild west, it was a land in limbo while the Civil War raged in the east and politics swirled around its potential admission to the union. The territorial governor, John Evans, had ambitions on the national stage should statehood occur--and he was joined in those ambitions by a local pastor and erstwhile Colonel in the Colorado militia, John...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TwoDot 2015
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Summary: Describes the origins, personalities, and special powers of the Greek mythical heroes, including such figures as Heracles, Theseus, Perseus, and Oedipus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: Introduces the monsters of Greek mythology, including centaurs, griffins, and cyclops.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: Describes the origins of the most important Greek myths along with the personalities and special powers of the major Greek gods and goddesses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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Summary: Introduces the Greek goddess Aphrodite and explains her importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013
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Summary: Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, important places and other aspects of Greek and Roman mythology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2009
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Summary: "Introduces the Greek god Hermes and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods." -- from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 292.2113 TEMSummary: A sumptuously illustrated treasury of Greek Myths filled with thirty-two lively tales of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, bound in a luxury cloth-covered hardback. Includes an extensive reference section.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Pub. 2010
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Summary: Offers a portrait of the Mexican people, their lifestyles, and a representative sampling of their crafts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1990
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Summary: Introduces the Greek god Apollo and explains his importance. Features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013
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Summary: "Introduces the Greek god Zeus and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods." -- from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013
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Summary: Introduces the Greek goddess Artemis and explains her importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes map of ancient Greece and family tree of the Greek gods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childs World 2013
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Summary: ""Ahlaan bikum fi eamman"-Welcome to Oman, a country of contrasts. Located on the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, Oman straddles the old and the new, the traditional with the modern. Camels and horses vie with cars and buses for room on the roads. Mosques made for worshipers share the land with motels made for tourists. Multiple cups of kahwa, or coffee mixed with cardamom, are served...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2022
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Summary: Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010