Ancient Greece: State and Society

Scholarly and rigorous in approach, this book provides a single-volume, holistic, integrated view of ancient Greek history -- going well beyond the traditional political/military perspective to explore a wide range of social, cultural, and economic topics. It provides an intense and multifaceted study of a single state and society -- classcal Athens.

Chronology.

Introduction.

I. FROM PALACE STATE TO CITY-STATE. 1. Prehistory: Minoans and Myceneaeans.

2. The Renaissance of Greek Civilization.

II. CLASSICAL ATHENS: STATE AND SOCIETY. 3. Attica and Athens: The Built Environment.

4. The Development of Athenian Democracy.

5. Citizens, Resident Aliens, and Slaves.

6. The Democracy of Classical Athens.

7. The Family, Women, Children, and the Old.

8. Farmer, Crafter, and Soldier.

9. Athenian State and Society: The Economy.

III. EPILOGUE. Epilogue: State and Society in the Hellenistic Era.