Leander recalls that first night when he dared the perilous waters of the Hellespont, and swam to meet his lover Hero.

Pliny was only about nine when his uncle left to go and help rescue the terrified townspeople of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Augustus, the Roman Emperor, invited himself to dine at the luxury Naples villa of Publius Vedius Pollio, but a broken goblet thoroughly spoilt the evening.

On the annual Remembrance Day of ancient Athens, Pericles rose to remind the people of the City that grief alone was not the best way to honour the fallen.

The supreme arts and literature of ancient Athens all sprang from the State’s refusal to interfere in the life of the citizen.

Classical Greece has been an inspiration to every generation because she stands for the triumph of liberty and reason over prejudice and power.