Konrad H. Kinzl is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Trent University, Canada. He is editor of Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean (1977), Die ältere Tyrannis (1979), Problems and Method in Greek History (1988) and Demokratia (1995), as well as author of Miltiades‑Forschungen (1968) and articles on archaic and classical Greek history and the sources..

"This collection of material is especially valuable for the holistic approach it takes in assessing the world of the fifth and fourth centuries. The focus is not narrow or purely literary and artistic. Thus, chapters on the Aegean world, the natural habitat, and the geological basis of the Greek environment place Greek society, farming, and settlement in a context far more deeply rooted than any purely literary study." (Pheonix, 2009) "This is a volume of high quality…Here above all one can be confident that readers in general, and students in particular, will recognize guides through the period which are…sound, up-to-date and user-friendly…" (The Classical Review, Vol 58 No. 1 2008) "Kinzl’s Companion on the Greek world in the classical period is a work of unrivalled geographical and conceptual scope. The papers are up to date, with excellent bibliographies, and will be of use to students and professionals…The volume demonstrates that Greek history consists of much more than political institutions and great power conflicts; it integrates literary and material evidence; it amounts to one of the most successful attempt (sic) at creating a non-Athenocentric history of classical Greece.  Moreover, the arrangement of the volume suggests an editorial decision to think of Greek history not just in terms of the chronological narrative but also in terms of spatial and thematic accounts…" (Greece and Rome, Vol 55 No. 2 2008)"Logically arranged and thoroughly indexed. This whole series is building … into an indispensable scholarly reference source on the ancient world; this latest volume adds considerable substance to that reputation." (Reference Reviews)"Carefully researched pieces, written at level [of] peer-reviewed journals … highly recommended … most comprehensive and best single-volume work on the Classical period of Greek history on the market." (European Legacy Journal)"This book deserves a place on the shelf of anyone interested, at any almost level, in classical Greek history." (University of Toronto Quarterly)

• List of Illustrations viiNotes on Contributors xPreface xivAbbreviations and a Note on Spelling xvMaps xviii1 The Classical Age as a Historical Epoch 1Uwe Walter2 The Literary Sources 26P. J. Rhodes3 The Non-Literary Written Sources 45P. J. Rhodes4 The Contribution of the Non-Written Sources 64Björn Forsén5 Athens, Sparta and the Wider World 84Roger Brock6 Aegean Greece 99Kai Brodersen7 The Central and Northern Balkan Peninsula 115Zofia Halina Archibald8 The Greek Cities of the Black Sea 137Stanley M. Burstein9 Western Greece (Magna Graecia) 153Peter Funke10 Beyond Magna Graecia: Greeks and Non-Greeks in France, Spain and Italy 174Kathryn Lomas11 The Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond: The Relations between the Worlds of the ‘Greek’ and ‘Non-Greek’ Civilizations 197Robert Rollinger12 The Natural Environment 227J. Donald Hughes13 Environments and Landscapes of Greek Culture 245Lin Foxhall14 The Economic Realities 281G. J. Oliver15 Religious Practice and Belief 311Emily Kearns16 Citizens, Foreigners and Slaves in Greek Society 327Nick Fisher17 Women and Ethnicity in Classical Greece: Changing the Paradigms 350Sarah B. Pomeroy18 Greek Government 367Lynette G. Mitchell19 Democracy 387Kurt A. Raaflaub20 Law and Rhetoric: Community Justice in Athenian Courts 416Robert W. Wallace21 The Organization of Knowledge 432Susan Prince22 From Classical to Hellenistic Art 456Steven Lattimore23 Warfare in the Classical Age 480John W. I. Lee24 The Greek World, 478–432 509Thomas Harrison25 The Peloponnesian War and its Aftermath 526Karl-Wilhelm Welwei26 The Greek World, 371–336 544Bruce LaForse27 The Conquests of Alexander the Great 560Waldemar HeckelIndex 589