Famous Figures of Ancient Times
Build Cleopatra’s empire or reenact Julius Caesar’s last words—these posable paper heroes make ancient history feel alive, not ancient. Color, assemble, and narrate the classics with flair!
$21.95
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In a Curriculum Kit
Nonreligious
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Famous Figures of Ancient Times
Meet the people of ancient history.
Famous Figures of Ancient Times introduces your child to twenty-one influential men and women who helped shape the ancient world. Using sturdy, articulated paper figures, your child can assemble and interact with historical figures such as Alexander the Great, Confucius, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Hammurabi while learning about their lives and contributions.
Each figure is based on historical artwork, mosaics, statues, and other ancient sources and can be assembled in either full color or black-and-white. Printed on heavy, no-bleed cardstock with perforated pages, the figures are designed for repeated use and display.
More than a craft project, this resource pairs each figure with a well-researched, age-appropriate biography that helps place the individual within the broader story of the ancient world. An included reading list encourages further exploration for children who want to dig deeper.
Whether your child is reenacting historical events, illustrating a history presentation, or simply learning about the people who influenced ancient civilizations, Famous Figures of Ancient Times combines hands-on creativity with meaningful historical learning.
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
Throughout history, religion has played a major role in shaping the world for significant reasons:
- Religion has shaped the development of civilizations. Many of the world's major civilizations, such as ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, were founded on religious beliefs. Religion has also played a role in law, government, and education development.
- Religion has been a source of conflict and violence. Wars have been fought over religious differences, and religious persecution has been common throughout history.
- Religion has influenced art, music, and literature. Religious themes have been a source of inspiration for artists, musicians, and writers for centuries.
In short, religion is mentioned in world history because it has greatly shaped human societies and cultures throughout history. Religion has been a complex and multifaceted force in human history, and its influence continues to be felt today.
- April 23, 2025
Historical paper dolls that Move
Karolyn B.
Neat concept! Fun for your student to decide if they would like to color them or not. A great addition to your study of World History.
- February 12, 2024
History Comes Alive
Vanessa H.
These were a fun addition to our history studies. Necessary, no. But definitely helped the kids to engage in the history they were listening to in order to understand the story of the person they were making. Each book has a figure that is colored and one that is not for each person represented - my two children alternated who did the coloring and who did not on different characters; sometimes they wanted the professionally colored one and sometimes they wanted to color so this worked out perfectly!
- November 26, 2023
A Favorite History Resource
Erika S.
This is one of my daughter's favorite parts of history. She gets excited every time she sees one on our checklist for the day. At this point, she's worked through the entire set of the Ancients. The Middle Ages & Renaissance set arrived today I'm pretty sure she's already run off already. My biggest complaint is that there aren't characters to go with each of the ancient cultures we studied.
- August 8, 2023
High quality, beautifully made
Elizabeth D.
These are a big hit whenever I have the patience to bring them out! They are sturdy as well as attractive, and I love that there are colored and uncolored options. My advice is to have a large supply of small brads on stand-by, as we always seemed to be out of them when I wanted to pull these out! My students only complaint was that they wished there were MORE characters-e especially girls! It would be nice if they had some "non-famous" characters to fill in the gaps when history lacks figure of note. (For instance, women almost always, and the civilizations of the Indus River and the Americas)
- June 22, 2023
Helpful
Gina C.
What a great hands on way to help kids relate to history.
- March 15, 2023
great but not used
Bina
We got this for volume 1 and the other versions for volume 2 and we haven't used them yet for history. After we finished volume 1, the kiddos found the books and just started to randomly make them without the lesson. They enjoyed it.
- February 6, 2023
Great Fun!
Tasha G.
This was a welcome addition to the story of the world volume 1 books. It was a great way to keep the dialog flowing about what we read and do an interactive project at the same time. My daughter still has her whole collection of history characters and can tell you most of their names and what they did! This one is a win in my book!!!
- February 3, 2023
Quality Paper Dolls
Kristen F.
These dolls are great! My daughter loves that it comes with a set of dolls that she can decorate herself along with the already decorated dolls. She loves the fact that the dolls match the stories she is learning in history. The paper the dolls are printed on are well made and sturdy. No rips or tears so far.
- October 15, 2022
Great tool
Rachelle
This tool is fun to use. My only complaint is some of the figures are not in the curriculum. My student loves to complete this add on activity.
- October 10, 2022
Good add on
Prachi M.
This is a great hands on book to add as part of the history curriculum . I am using this as we go thru our usborne history book.
