简介：Theywereanextraordinarypeoplebornofwhiterockandbluesea.Theyinventeddemocracy,distilledlogicandreason,wroteplaystoplumbthedeepestrecessesofthesoul,andcapturedtheperfectionofthehumanforminathleticsandart.Quitesimply,theGreekscreatedourworld. Today,ofcourse,Greececonjuresverydifferentimages:civicunrest,financialmeltdowns,longATMlines.Butasitsancienthistoryattests,strifeanddiscordareoftenincubatorsforgreatness.Fromtheirbeginningsashunter-gatherersinharsh,unforgivinglandscapes;tosurvivingtheworstcollapseinhumanhistory;tofacingoffagainstthegreatestempiretheworldhadeverknown,theGreekswouldhavetoovercomeincredibleoddstopavethewayforthemodernWest. InNationalGeographic’slandmarkeventseriesTheGreeks,historiansandarchaeologists,actorsandathletes,scientistsandartistslaunchagroundbreakingexplorationintotheancientGreeks’journey—notjusttobetterunderstandtheirpast,buttodiscoverhowtheirlegacyilluminatesourpresent,andwillshapeourfuture.ThestoryoftheGreeksisthestoryofus.…