The World of the Ancient Greeks Book

I	Who were the Greeks?
	The Ancient Greeks Defined	8
	Historical Outline	14
	Written Sources and Archaeological Discoveries	20
II	The First Greeks
	Palaeolithic and Neolithic Greece	26
	The Early Bronze Age	30
	The Arrival of the Greeks	34
III	The Heroic Age
	The Mycenaean Palace	38
	The Mycenaean World	46
	Crete	48
	History or Myth?	52
	The End of the Palaces	56
IV	The Age of Expanding Horizons
	After the Palaces: The Dark Ages	60
	Colonization	66
	Panhellenism	68
	Eastern Influence	70
	The Beginnings of Greek Literature	74
V	Polis: The Early Greek City
	The Greek City	78
	Regional Diversity	88
	Cities of the Mainland	84
	East Greek Cities	94
	Western Greek Cities	102
	The Fight for Survival	110
VI	Classical Athens
	The Rise of Athens	118
	Government and Law	120
	Commerce and Business	124
	Religious Life	126
	The Dionysia and Greek Theatre	134
	Intellectual Life: Education and Philosophy	138
	Private Life	140
VII	Gods and Heroes
	Sanctuaries, Festivals and Sacrifices	144
	The Twelve Olympian Gods	146
	Heroes	152
	The Panhellenic Festivals	154
	Medicine and Healing Cults	160
	Oracular Shrines	162
VIII	Greek Art and Architecture
	Architecture	166
	Sculpture	174
	Pottery	182
	Painting	184
	Metalwork	186
IX	Alexander and the Hellenistic World
	Historical Background	190
	The Conquest of Asia	194
	The Hellenistic Kingdoms	196
X	Romans and Christians
	Roman Philhellenism	202
	Hadrian and the Greek World	206
	The Rise of Christianity	208
	Epilogue: Byzantines, Franks and Ottomans	212
	Gazetteer	214
	Further Reading	217
	Illustration Credits	219
	Index	220