War as a Lesson Plan for geometry and Algebra

[Mr. Whiting]

The Greeks and The Romans used -- or could have used better -- geometry in their quest to destroy each other. I am building a lesson series plan
based on these battles and on the Iliad by Homer, told from the perspective of Helen of Troy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7233128200963004264#

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/oct/16/classics.features

http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Troy-Bettany-Hughes/dp/B000EOTEHW

 warshttp://www.bettanyhughes.co.uk/helen_tv_review.htm

[Mr. Whiting]

http://www.online-literature.com/view.php/iliad/13?term=through%20the%20eyehttp://www.online-literature.com/view.php/iliad/13?term=through%20the%20eye