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Photographs and illustrations introduce the inventions and technology used by the ancient Greeks, describing how those ideas influenced later technology.

Explores life in ancient Greece, and challenges readers to find the Spartan spy on a secret mission to Athens by following historical clues, and solving mazes, puzzles, and brainteasers.

Presents nearly 200 of the finest surviving pieces of jewelry made between the fifth and the early third century B.C. Drawn from the collections of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the British Museum, London, the works in this book represent jewelry produced throughout the Greek world.

A biography of ancient Greek philosopher Democritus, who believed that all matter was made up of indivisible and indestructible particles called atoms moving around in a void.

Tells the early life of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes from his education at Ptolemy's Museum in Alexandria to his home in Syracuse, as he gains fame and fortune as a royal engineer.

Presents the story of Alexander the Great and chronicles his rise to power in 336 BC, his series of battles and expansion of conquered territory, and early death at age thirty-three.

Examines the development of Ancient Greek theater with information on costumes, actors, and organization of festivals.

Examines architecture and sculpture from ancient Greece, exploring temples, tombs, monuments, mausoleums, and other structures; and including 250 photographs and illustrations.

Explores pottery, mosaics, sculpture, and architecture, discussing the techniques, subjects, and religious themes of the ancient Greeks' art.

Chronicles the life of Macedonian emperor Alexander the Great, examining his accomplishments, his relationships with his parents, his bisexuality, his view of himself in relation to the Greek and Egyptian gods, and the ethos of the age in which he lived.