Publisher's Synopsis
The history and culture of Ancient Greece are at the heart of European civilisation and continue to be widely studied in schools and universities, appealing to those with an interest in history, literature or art. No other book provides such a concise and well-informed introduction to the subject, especially not at such a reasonable price! In this Pocket Essential, great political and military leaders, philosophers, dramatists and demagogues, stoics, epicureans, aristocrats and helots take their place in the unfolding story of the Greek achievement.
