«The reader is invited to view many beautiful illustrations that capture Athens’ timeless architecture, mosaics, wall-paintings and sculpture that have fascinated both ancient and modern travellers. Each scholar / author shares with us their special insight into the many facets of the city’s long history. In the opening chapters we are treated to the details of the Parthenon and the other temples of the Acropolis as the city of Perikles, Socrates and Plato comes alive. Chapter by chapter we follow as silent witnesses the turbulent centuries of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule and their effects on the proud city.»
(από τον πρόλογο του βιβλίου)