Second edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults, used widely in schools, summer schools and universities across the world and translated into several foreign languages. This volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors, including Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes and Demosthenes, in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills. Generous vocabulary support is provided. At the same time, through the texts and numerous illustrations, they will receive a good introduction to Greek culture, and especially that of Classical Athens.