Description: Preface List of Illustrations 1. Recreating the World of Ancient Greece 2. The Formation of the Greek World 3. Homer's World: Heroes and the Coming of the City-State 4. An Expanding World: 800-550 B.C. 5. New Identities: The Consolidation of the City-State 6. Underlying Patterns: Land and Slavery 7. Underlying Patterns: Spiritual Life 8. Revolutions in Wisdom: New Directions in the Archaic Age 9. Creating the Barbarian: The Persian Wars 10. The Fifth Century: The Politics of Power 478-404 B.C. 11. The Athenian Democracy 12. Homage to Dionysus: The Drama Festivals 13. Man Is the Measure: Philosophers and Speculators, 450-330 B.C. 14. Relationships 15. Transitions: The Greek World in the Fourth Century B.C. 16. Alexander 17. The Hellenistic World 18. Mathematics, Science, and Medicine 19. The Greeks and Rome 20. The Greeks in the Roman Empire 21. Conclusion: The Greek Achievement Date List Further Reading Index

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