The groovy Greeks /
Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin Brown.
- New York : Scholastic, 1996.
- 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Horrible histories .
- Horrible histories. .
Introduction -- Groovy Greek timeline -- The gruesome gods -- Fight like a Greek -- Petrifying plays and electrifying epics -- The savage Spartans -- The odd Athenians -- The power of the Persians -- Alexander the Great-er -- Think like a Greek.
Introduces lesser-known facts about daily life in ancient Greece, such as why some Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears and why some doctors tasted their patients' ear wax.