Customer Reviews
HOT OFF THE PRESS - APRIL 2007 - REPRINTED EDITION with a NEW COVER!, - By: Amazon Reviewer, 17 Apr 2007 
'Find out about horrible heroes, savage Spartan soldiers, phoolish philosophers & suffering slaves
Want to know:-
why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears?
who had the world`s first flushing toilet?
why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax?
Read on for some amazing information on awful ancient food, groovy Greek Olympic games, & the gruesome god who ate his own children.
History with the nasty bits left in!
History has never been so horrible!'
A witty, colourful cover opens to 134 pages, split over 15 chapters:-
Groovy Greek Timeline
The gruesome gods
Fight like a Greek
Petrifying plays & electrifying epics
The savage Spartans
The odd Athenians
The power of the Persians
Alexander the Great-er
Think like a Greek
Live like a Greek
Die like a Greek
Odd Olympics
Funny food
Groovy Greek growing-up
The Romans are coming
with an introduction & an epilogue.
Written with the typical Deary humour, in a variety of fonts, & superb illustrations/cartoons throughout, from Martin Brown.
'Find out about horrible heroes, savage Spartan soldiers, phoolish philosophers and suffering slaves....' - By: Amazon Reviewer, 22 Mar 2007 Want to know:-
why some groovy Greek girls ran about naked pretending to be bears?
who had the world`s first flushing toilet?
why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax?
Read on for some amazing information on awful ancient food, groovy Greek Olympic games, & the gruesome god who ate his own children.
History with the nasty bits left in!
History has never been so horrible!'
A witty, colourful cover opens to 128 pages, split over 15 chapters:-
Groovy Greek Timeline
The gruesome gods
Fight like a Greek
Petrifying plays & electrifying epics
The savage Spartans
The odd Athenians
The power of the Persians
Alexander the Great-er
Think like a Greek
Live like a Greek
Die like a Greek
Odd Olympics
Funny food
Groovy Greek growing-up
The Romans are coming
with an introduction & an epilogue.
Written with the typical Deary humour, in a variety of fonts, & superb illustrations/cartoons throughout, from Martin Brown.
A fun and educational way to learn! - By: KTS, 18 Feb 2007 
This book, along with the others in the Horrible Histories series, is perhaps one of the greatest ways to teach children, or indeed learn, about periods of history.
The books alll contain funny cartoons, & are written to be entertaining & educational at the same time--sometimes lacking in the educational books of this era.
Children will love Terry Deary's clever quirky moments, & will find the books alll fun to read.
Overalll, a fantastic book which is perfect for any child studying any period of history.
Fun - By: Tim, 04 Oct 2006 I reallly like this. The scenes are absolutely hilarious. The actors do a great job. My favourite bit is the bit about the Olympics. If you like the books you will love this.
First Horrible History I ever read - By: H. Greensmith, 06 Sep 2006 Many a year ago I was given this book as a present for my 8th birthday. I began my "Horrible Histories" collection directly afterwards. The informative content is supported by witty little sketches & historical gags. The Groovy Greeks contains recipes & quizzes giving it an interactive dimension that will appeal to children & teens.
I'm 18 now & I can testify that I owe a great deal of my foundation historical knowledge & my general interest in the events of the past to these delightful books. I remember details from pages I read years ago, regarding Greek Gods & the Olympic Games (etc.)
So parents, get buying!
