Allison Glazebrook is Professor in the Department of Classics at Brock University.Christina Vester is Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo.

• Note: Each chapter contains · Opener · Timeline · Introduction · Primary Source boxes (1-8 per chapter) · Controversy boxes · Links to Other Chapters · Key Terms · Summary · End-of-chapter questions (5-10 per chapter) · Further Reading · Notes - Works Cited Introduction 1: The Ancient Greeks From Mycenae to Macedon, Ron Kroeker 2: The Greek Bronze Age: Origins and Collapse, Brendan Burke 3: Ordering the Polis: Government and Public Administration, Matthew A. Sears 4: War and Peace, Sheila Ager 5: Going to Market: The Economy and Society, Ben Akrigg 6: Connecting to the Divine: Greek Cult and Ritual, Bonnie MacLachlan 7: Finding a Balance: Law and Justice in Ancient Greece, Judith Fletcher 8: Status and Class, Jeremy Trevett 9: Sparta: Separating Reality from Mirage, Noreen Humble 10: Slaves and Slavery, Rob Tordoff 11: The Greeks and Others: Ancient Greeks in Their Mediterranean and Near Eastern Context NEW, Emily Varto 12: From Birth to Death: Disease, Disability, and Health, Maria A. Liston 13: Gender and Sexuality, Allison Glazebrook 14: Women and the Greek Household, Christina Vester 15: At the Gymnasium: Competition and Sport, Reyes Bertolín Cebrián 16: Literature and Performance, Andrew Faulkner 17: Art and Architecture, Marina Haworth 18: Philosophy (600-30 BCE), Vernon Provencal 19: Ancient Macedonia: The Emergence of a New World Order, Frances Pownall 20: The Past in the Present: Ancient Greece in Western Culture, Aara Suksi Conclusion Glossary Index