Preface and Acknowledgements
Dedication
Contributors
A Note to the Reader
Introduction
1. The Ancient Greeks From Mycenae to Macedon, Ron Kroeker
2. The Greek Bronze Age: Origins and Collapse, Brendan Burke
3. Ordering the Polis: Government and Public Administration, Matthew A. Sears
4. War and Peace, Sheila Ager
5. Going to Market: The Economy and Society, Ben Akrigg
6. Connecting to the Divine: Greek Cult and Ritual, Bonnie MacLachlan
7. Finding a Balance: Law and Justice in Ancient Greece, Judith Fletcher
8. Status and Class, Jeremy Trevett
9. Sparta: Separating Reality from Mirage, Noreen Humble
10. Enslaved People and Slavery, Rob Tordoff
11. The Greeks and Others: Ancient Greeks in Their Mediterranean and Near Eastern Context, Emily Varto
12. From Birth to Death: Disease, Disability, and Health, Maria A. Liston
13. Gender and Sexuality, Allison Glazebrook
14. Women and the Greek Household, Christina Vester
15. At the Gymnasium: Competition and Sport, Reyes Bertolín Cebrián
16. Literature and Performance, Andrew Faulkner
17. Art and Architecture, Marina Haworth
18. The Wonder of It All: Philosophy (600-30 BCE), Vernon Provencal
19. Ancient Macedonia: The Emergence of a New World Order, Frances Pownall
20. The Past in the Present: Receptions of Ancient Greece, Aara Suksi
Conclusion
Glossary
Index