THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF GREECE

How has Greece shaped the world we live in today, and what can we learn from its history?

Philosophy, art, democracy, language, even computersour world has been shaped by the products of Greek civilization. Yet most of us know little about a people and a place that have contributed so much to our way of life. Pericles and the Parthenon may be familiar, but what of Epaminondas, the Theban general who saved the Greek world from Spartan tyranny? Alexander the Great's fame has rolled down the centuries, but the glorious Hellenistic Age that came after him is largely forgotten.