The Greek Achievement
Subtitle: The Foundation of the Western World
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published: September 5, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780140293234
First sentence: "If there is one icon (Greek eikon, an image or likeness) that stands for ancient Greece and its leading city-state of the fifth century B.C., Athens, it is the Parthenon."