Ancient Civilizations, Egypt, Rome, Greece

Ancient History literature is always discounted at Schoolhouse Publishing!

The history of ancient civilizations is, to me, absolutely fascinating and exciting. The story of the beginnings of all things, God's hand throughout the ages, the mystery and drama of ancient peoples doing astounding things - it should bring goosebumps to your homeschoolers!  History should be like a good movie - full of suspense and excitement, wonderful lessons learned, inspiring heroes, and pointing us back to God and His sovereignty.  It is, after all, His story.  Keep your homeschool history alive and exciting with living books about the fascinating ages of ancient civilizations, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome.  Spark your homeschool students' love of ancient history. 

Softcover, 197 pgs, 9781842550229

An exciting mystery for your homeschool library: AD 79, following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. Their discovery that children are being kidnapped from the camps--among them the daughter of the powerful Publius Pollius Felix--leads them to solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii. A terrifically exciting and dramatic story and a brilliant picture of the aftermath of a great disaster.

 

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The Eagle of the Ninth
$9.95   $5.97
Softcover, 210 pgs, 9780312644291

The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Based on a true story, it is set in Roman Britain in the 130s after the building of Hadrian's Wall. Young Marcus Aquila, a Roman officer, wants to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion. Travelling in disguise as a doctor, he discovers that his father's Ninth Legion had been destroyed, but was able to remove its disgrace through a heroic last stand around the legion's eagle standard. This is an interesting and exciting story, making it a fun way to learn more about this time period.

 

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