Best books on Ancient Greece (and Rome)

[evolvedForm]

Agreed, I wish they taught more of the myths in high school. They really are some of the highest testaments to the human spirit.

[MrMon]

There's always Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", but it's hardly for the feint of heart and it's not a great intro to the subject, I think. You probably need a general overview before tackling this one, but it is considered THE classical work on the subject, even if there have been some disagreements with it over the last 250 years.