Views rise and fall of ancient Greece through the eyes of prominent figures of the times, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates.

Discusses the architectural achievements of the ancient world known as the Seven Wonders of the World, including the Great Pyramid at Giza, the lighthouse of Alexandria, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of King Maussollos at Halicarnassus, and the Colossus of Rhodes.