This entertaining book guides readers through the Golden Age of this ancient civilization, exploring the empire that became the largest in the world under Alexander the Great. It includes features on democracy, philosophy, epic poetry, the gods that influenced Greek actions, and the battles that were fought, particularly between the city states of Athens and Sparta.This entertaining book guides readers through the Golden Age of this ancient civilization, exploring the empire that became the largest in the world under Alexander the Great. It includes features on democracy, philosophy, epic poetry, the gods that influenced Greek actions, and the battles that were fought, particularly between the city states of Athens and Sparta.