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Augustus Caesar's World

by Genevieve Foster Author

(From Amazon): Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two school-aged children complained about the boring presentation of history in their school texts. This frustration led to Foster's first book, George Washington's World (1941). In her unique approach, Foster weaves a story of the world around her central character; rather than focusing exclusively on geo-political events, as most textbooks do; she includes stories of scientific discovery and invention, music, literature, art, and religion. She has a keen intuition for stories that will especially delight and amuse her youthful audience. In Augustus Caesar's World, Foster traces the seven major civilizations Rome, Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, India, and Persia from 4500 B.C. to the time of Augustus Caesar in 44 B.C. and culminating in 14 A.D. Within this timeframe readers will learn not only the stories of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony, but also the historian Livy and how Virgil came to write the Aeneid. Foster will then take her readers all over the world to learn what was happening at this same time in China, Persia, India and so on. Foster's detailed pen and ink drawings are fresh and appealing, and her illustrated timelines give a clear sense of chronology, enriching the engaging text. An all-time customer favorite!

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
0964380323
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
71
Pages
330
Suggested Grades
3rd - 9th
Publisher
Beautiful Feet Bks
Copyright
1996

Chapters

  • 1 Janus pg XI-XIII
  • 2 Under a Lucky Star pg 5-9
  • 3 The Ides of March pg 10-13
  • 4 Cleopatra and her Son pg 14-18
  • 5 Caesar's Adopted Son pg 19-21
  • 6 Cicero pg 22-26
  • 7 Conspirators Without a Plan p 26-28
  • 8 Mark Antony pg 29-34
  • 9 Why is July pg 35-40
  • 10 Gauls, Geese and Black Vultures pg 41-44
  • 11 Octavian Plays the game pg 45-49
  • 12 Bloody Finger Prints pg 50-54
  • 13 Candles and Holly Berries pg 55-58
  • 14 The Festival of Lights pg 63-65
  • 15 Herod Future King of the Jews pg 66-70 (first half)
  • 16 Philippi and the Ghost pg 71-76
  • 17 Antony and Octavian Divide the World pg 77-79
  • 18 Horace and the Country Mouse pg 80-84
  • 19 Antony and Cleopatra pg 84-90
  • 20 Herod the Fugitive pg 91-92
  • 21 Virgil and Isaiah pg 93-96
  • 22 Octavia Weds Antony pg 97-100
  • 23 Herod King of the Jews pg 100-101
  • 24 To Athens and Return pg 102-106
  • 25 The Future Empress pg 107
  • 26 The Siege of Jerusalem pg 108-111
  • 27 A Turning Point pg 112-116
  • 28 The Love Story Ends pg 117-121
  • 29 Herod and Mariamne pg 122-125
  • 30 Triumph and Peace pg 125-128
  • 31 Augustus Caesar pg 133-136
  • 32 The Druids pg 137-140
  • 33 Tales of the Wild Northwest pg 141-145
  • 34 A Wedding pg 145-146
  • 35 The Pantheon pg 147-151
  • 36 A Bible for the Romans pg 152-154
  • 37 The Story of Aeneas pg 155-158
  • 38 Who Were the Roman Gods: Mars pg 160-161
  • 39 Jupiter pg 162-165
  • 40 Golden Eagles Come Home pg 166-169
  • 41 Out of Persia pg 170-174
  • 42 We Still Call it Sunday pg 174-176
  • 43 Herod and the Temple pg 177-182
  • 44 Hillel the Great Pharisee pg 182-185
  • 45 The Law of Moses pg 186-191
  • 46 Augustus the God pg 192-194
  • 47 A Roman Pharaoh pg 199-204
  • 48 Remember Akhenaton pg 205-209
  • 49 Philo and the Lighthouse pg 210-214
  • 50 Questions and Answers pg 215-223
  • 51 Stepsons and Stars pg 224-227
  • 52 Strabo and the World pg 228-232
  • 53 Of Calendars and the Mayans pg 233-238
  • 54 Children of the Sun pg 239-242
  • 55 Herod is Dead pg 243-245
  • 56 The Old Silk Road pg 246-249
  • 57 Land of the Dragon pg 250-257
  • 58 Of India and the Hindus pg 258-264
  • 59 Pater Patriae pg 265-266
  • 60 Buddha and the Kingdom of Truth pg 267-272
  • 61 December 25, Year 1 pg 277-281
  • 62 Tiberius pg 282
  • 63 A Boy of Nazareth pg 283-286
  • 64 The Hebrew Prophets pg 287-294
  • 65 On the German Border pg 295-297
  • 66 The Passover pg 298-304
  • 67 My Dear Tiberius pg 305-306
  • 68 Hermann The German Hero pg 308-311
  • 69 Farewell Augustus! pg 312-314
  • 70 The Kingdom of Heaven pg 315-319
  • 71 A New Religion for Rome pg 320-325

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