Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-218) and index.

Who were the Greeks? -- The Ancient Greeks Defined -- Historical Outline -- Written Sources and Archaeological Discoveries -- The First Greeks -- Palaeolithic and Neolithic Greece -- The Early Bronze Age -- The Arrival of the Greeks -- The Heroic Age -- The Mycenaean Palace -- The Mycenaean World -- Crete -- History or Myth? -- The End of the Palaces -- The Age of Expanding Horizons -- After the Palaces: The Dark Ages -- Colonization -- Panhellenism -- Eastern Influence -- The Beginnings of Greek Literature -- Polis: The Early Greek City -- The Greek City -- Regional Diversity -- Cities of the Mainland -- East Greek Cities -- Western Greek Cities -- The Fight for Survival Classical Athens -- The Rise of Athens -- Government and Law -- Commerce and Business -- Religious Life -- The Dionysia and Greek Theatre -- Intellectual Life: Education and Philosophy -- Private Life -- Gods and Heroes -- Sanctuaries, Festivals and Sacrifices -- The Twelve Olympian Gods -- Heroes -- The Panhellenic Festivals -- Medicine and Healing Cults -- Oracular Shrines -- Greek Art and Architecture -- Architecture -- Sculpture -- Pottery -- Painting -- Metalwork -- Alexander and the Hellenistic World -- Historical Background -- The Conquest of Asia -- The Hellenistic Kingdoms -- Romans and Christians -- Roman Philhellenism -- Hadrian and the Greek World -- The Rise of Christianity -- Epilogue: Byzantines, Franks and Ottomans