Focuses on the personalities and historical events which shaped the civilization of ancient Greece, from the story of the Trojan War to the conquests of Alexander the Great.
Observes a potter and his family living in Athens in 420 B.C., a time of the Olympics, a great festival to Athena, and the construction of many temples, and describes the potter at work making and decorating pots. Includes illustrations of tools and equipment he and his family might have used in their daily lives.
Surveys the civilization of Ancient Greece, including information about its history, government, religion, family life, social structure, culture, and influence on the Western world.
The customs and daily lives of the people of ancient Greece are revealed in see-through cutaways of a typical Greek house, a theater, the public marketplace of Athens, and a Greek warship.