"This edition first published in 2003 by Usborne Publishing Ltd"--Colophon

First Greeks -- Minoan palaces -- Minoan religion -- The end of the Minoans -- The Mycenaeans -- Mycenaean cities -- The Trojan War -- The end of the age -- The Dark Ages -- The Archaic Period -- The Greeks and the Mediterranean world -- Social structure and government -- Sparta -- Farming and food -- A Greek house -- Clothes and fashion -- Pottery -- Markets, money and trade -- Travel by land and sea -- The army -- The navy -- The Persian wars -- The city of Athens -- Architecture -- Sculpture -- Metalworkers and miners -- The role of women -- Childhood and education -- Music and poetry -- Parties -- Plays and players -- Athletics and sports -- Democracy in Athens -- The Golden Age and the Peloponnesian War -- Gods and goddesses -- Temples, worship and festivals -- Oracles and mystery cults -- Death and the underworld -- The rise of Macedonia -- Alexander the Great -- The Hellenistic world -- Learning -- Medicine -- Appendix and index: Map of ancient Greece -- Greek myths -- Who was who in ancient Greece -- Date chart -- Glossary -- Index

Includes index