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Burrell, Carol M. Scavella.

Did Greek soldiers really hide inside the Trojan horse? : and other questions about the ancient world / Carol M. Scavella Burrell ; illustrations by Colin W. Thompson.

Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, ©2011.

40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

Explore whether there's a factual basis for common ideas about ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Readers will find out if Mount Olympus is a real place, if Egyptians had cat gods and cat mummies, if Hannibal rode across the Alps on elephants, and if Emperor Nero really played his violin as Rome went up in flames.

Is that a fact?

Is that a fact.

Civilization, Ancient -- Juvenile literature.

Egypt -- Juvenile literature.

Greece -- Juvenile literature.

Rome -- Juvenile literature.

Thompson, Colin W., illustrator.

Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index.

Did ancient Egyptians have cat gods and cat mummies? -- Did Egyptians really believe mummies would come back to life? -- Is it true that Egyptian royalty were buried with their servants- whether the servants were dead or not? -- Is is true that Egyptian pharaohs used to marry their sisters? -- Did Cleopatra kill herself with a snake? -- Did the ancient Greeks invent the idea of going to school? -- Did Socrates kill himself by drinking poison? -- Is Mount Olympus a real place? -- Were the first Olympic Games really held in ancient Greece? -- Did Greek warriors hide in a big wooden horse to sneak into the city of Troy? -- Did the Roman Emperor Nero play his violin while Rome burned? -- Is it true the Romans had such huge banquets that they had to vomit between courses? -- Did Hannibal march elephants across the Alps to attack Rome? -- Is it true that ancient Rome was invaded by people called vandals- and that's where we get the term vandalism? -- When Julius Caesar was murdered, were his last words, "Et tu, Brute?" -- Is it true the Romans invented "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" at gladiator fights? -- Did ancient people really believe the gods could appear on Earth at any time?

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