Widely considered to be the cradle of Western civilization and democracy, Greece has spread its magnificent influence through almost all corners of the globe. Greek culture has famously evolved over thousands of years, and it remains the backdrop of well-known books and movies even to this day. Greece’s revolutionary art, literature, architecture, mythology, science, and philosophy are widely studied throughout the world–I mean, who didn’t spend ninth-grade reading Homer’sThe Illiad and The Odyssey?