Ideals of democracy, art, and architecture, profound philosophical explorations, the establishment of a written historical record, the development of the tragic and comedic forms, the consolidation of the Olympian pantheon - for these and many other achievements we are eternally indebted to the ancient Greeks. This volume pays homage to a host of figures - including Pericles and Demosthenes, Aristotle and Plato, Homer and Euripides - and makes this history, our history, come alive.