This book is a survey of the history, literature, art, and philosophy of the ancient Greeks from the Bronze Age to the transformation of Greek culture during the Roman Empire.

• Tells the story of Greek civilization from the Bronze Age to the transformation of Greek culture during the Roman Empire.
  
• Surveys the impressive history, literature, art, and philosophy of the ancient Greeks
  
• Shows how the ancient Greeks used these forms of cultural expression to reinvent themselves and how Greek civilization has been continually reinvented to the present day.
  
• Features include maps, illustrations, timelines, a glossary, a guide to ancient Greek writers and a bibliography.