the greek way to western civilisation Author:edith hamilton In this brilliant book you will share the joy of life as you dine and talk with Socrates, hunt with Xenophon, listen to the orations of Pericles and join the audience at performances of the great drama of Sophocles, Euripides, Aeschylus and Aristophanes. You will treavel with Herodotus, the world's first sight-seer and learn of war and sufferin... more »g from Thucydides. And most important, you will understand the Greeks' greatest achievement - the development of that perfect balance between spirit and mind which holds a vital meaning for the world today.« less