Statues and slavery, temples and tragedies, marbles and mythology. This provocative guide to the Classics demystifies its subject matter while seducing the listener. Links a haunting temple to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and the Classics with modern culture, from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. "Bentinck's narration is lively without being showy... [He] carries it all off well."—AudioFile