From the Book - 1st pbk ed.
The Ancient Greeks Defined
Written Sources and Archaeological Discoveries
Palaeolithic and Neolithic Greece
The Arrival of the Greeks
The Age of Expanding Horizons
After the Palaces: The Dark Ages
The Beginnings of Greek Literature
Polis: The Early Greek City
The Dionysia and Greek Theatre
Intellectual Life: Education and Philosophy
Sanctuaries, Festivals and Sacrifices
The Panhellenic Festivals
Medicine and Healing Cults
Greek Art and Architecture
Alexander and the Hellenistic World
Hadrian and the Greek World
Epilogue: Byzantines, Franks and Ottomans.
The ancient Greeks defined --
Written sources and archaeological discoveries --
Palaeolithic and neolithic Greece --
The arrival of the Greeks --
The end of the palaces --
The age of expanding horizons --
After the palaces: the Dark Ages --
The beginnings of Greek literature --
Polis: The early Greek city --
Cities of the mainland --
The fight for survival --
The Dionysia and Greek theatre --
Intellectual life: education and philosophy --
Sanctuaries, festivals and sacrifices --
The twelve Olympian Gods --
The Panhellenic festivals --
Medicine and healing cults --
Greek art and architecture --
Alexander and the Hellenistic world --
The Hellenistic kingdoms --
Hadrian and the Greek world --
The rise of Christianity --
Epilogue: Byzantines, Franks and Ottomans.
