Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface
Preface and Acknowledgments
Part 1: Introduction
1: Introduction
What Did the Greeks Contribute to Modern Society?
Part 2: Greek Civilization
2: Location of Greek Civilization and Environmental Setting
The Greek Mainland
Crete
Cyclades
Asia Minor's West Coast
Cyprus
3: Historical and Chronological Setting
The History of Greek Studies
Sources for the Study of Greek History
Chronology
4: Origins, Growth, and Decline of Greek Civilization
Crete
The Mainland
The Dark Age
The Eighth-Century Renaissance and the Archaic Age
The Classical Period--From the Persian Invasions to the Death of Alexander
The Rise and Fall of the
5: Economics
Palace Economics of the Aegean Bronze Age
Trade in the Late Bronze Age
The Dark Age
The Early Emporia
Archaic and Classical Greece
6: Social Organization and Social Structure
Divisions
Unions
Groups
7: Politics
Minoan Crete: Kings? Queens? Priestesses? Priests?
The Dark Age and "Epic" Kingship
The Archaic Age: Synoecism, Aristocracy, and Tyranny
Forms of Rule in the Classical Period: Oligarchy and Democracy
Politics beyond the Polis
Alexander and the Hellenistic
Monarchies
Ancient Greek Law
8: Religion and Ideology
Minoan Religion
Mycenaean Religion
Greek Religion in the Historical Periods
9: Material Culture
Architecture
Sculpture
Pottery
Clothing
Arms and Armor
The Art of Death
10: Intellectual Accomplishments
Literature
Science
Philosophy
Part 3: Current Assessments
11: Major Controversies and Future Directions in the Study of Greek Civilization
Excavation
Linear A
Minoan Deities
The Dark Age
Non-Athenian Culture
Foreign Relations
Women in Ancient Greece
Glossary
Chronology
Resources for Further Study
Index
About the Author

About the Author

Stephanie Lynn Budin is the author of The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity and The Origin of Aphrodite.