Ancient Greek Culture was the birthplace of Western civilisation about 4000 years ago.Ancient Greece produced many magnificent achievements in areas of government, science, philosophy and the arts that still influence our lives. Greece, and especially Athens, is the cradle of democracy in the western civilization.
The foundations of Western philosophy and science can also be traced back to theGreeks. In the sciences, men, such as Pythagoras and Euclid, made enormous advances in mathematics and astronomy.
