Daily life of the ancient Greeks

Preface to the Second Edition

Author's Note

Chronology

Introduction

1. Historical Outline

The Mycenaeans

The Dark Age

The Greek Renaissance

The Rise of the City-State

Colonization

Archaic Greece

Sparta

Classical Greece

The Age of Perikles

The Rise of Macedon

The Empire of Alexander the Great

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Conquest

2. Space and Time

Landscape and Climate

The City of Athens

Time and the Seasons

3. Language, Alphabet, and Literacy

The Origins of the Greek Language and Linear B

Literacy

Papyri

Ostraka

Libraries

4. The People

Social Organization

Women

Men

Parents and Children

The Elderly

The Disabled

Slaves

Foreigners and Barbarians

The Spartan Alternative

5. Private Life

Housing

Household Religion

Dress

Food and Drink

Drinking Parties

Education

Health and Sickness

Sexual Mores

Death

Afterlife

Magic

6. The Public Sphere

Religion

Economy and Trade

Law and Order

Work

Travel and Transportation

Warfare

7. Pleasure and Leisure

Athletics and the Cult of Physical Fitness

Festivals

Theatrical Performances

Music

The Visual Arts

Mythology

8. The Impact of Ancient Greece on Modern Culture

The Continuing Classical Tradition

The Cradle of Democracy

Our So-Called Classical Roots: The Controversy over Black Athena

Glossary of Greek Terms

For Further Reading

Index