Alan M. Greaves completed his PhD at the University of Leeds, before working as Research Fellow of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. In 2000, he was appointed as lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Liverpool.

'The merit of Greaves' book ... is that is offers a relatively brief, clearly written and well annotated overview of the archaeology of the site and the current state of affairs, within an interpretative framework.' - Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis

• Introduction 1 Milesia: the territory, physical environment and natural resources of Miletos 2 Prehistoric and protohistoric Miletos 3 The Archaic period 4 Post-Archaic Miletos