Updated! A historical overview of ancient Greece, starting with the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. It explores the rise and fall of different city-states, including Athens and Sparta, and examines the impact of important figures like Solon, Pericles, Socrates, and Alexander the Great. The text describes the rise of the Persian Empire and the ensuing wars between Greece and Persia, as well as the development of Greek culture, including philosophy, art, and science. Finally, it covers the eventual decline of Greece under the influence of Macedonians and, later, Romans, concluding with the conquest of Greece by the Ottoman Empire.