A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives

Tells the Greek story through the interconnecting lives of the men and women who shaped its politics and literature, its science and philosophy, its art and sport.

The political leaders, writers, artists and philosophers of ancient Greece turned a small group of city states into a pan-Mediterranean civilisation, whose legacy can be found everywhere today. But who were these people, what do we know of their lives and how did they interact with one another?