Through six chapters, six eras and the stories of 16 groups of individuals, the exhibition allows audiences to learn about ancient Greece through the life of the Greek people. Among them are "the earliest farmers in Europe, athletes of the first ancient Olympic Games, the fearless Spartan warriors, as well as the first practitioners of democracy in Athens", according to Hong Lina, curator of the exhibition at the World Expo Museum.

As a cultural gift celebrating the sister-city relationship between Shanghai and Athens, the exhibition is jointly presented by the World Expo Museum, the Greek Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Hunan Museum in Changsha, Nanjing Museum in Jiangsu province, and the Capital Museum in Beijing.