The late Claude Orrieux's was Professor at the University of Caen. His previous publications include Judaism-Hellenism (1986) and Investigations on the Hellenistic Armies (1987).Pauline Schmitt-Pantel's is Professor at the University of Picardie Jules Verne. Her previous publications in English include A History of Women in the West: From Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints (editor, 1992) and Religion in the Ancient Greek City (co-author, 1993).

• Acknowledgements viiTranslator's Note ixFigures xiForeword xiiiA Country 11 The Greek World's Earliest Times 52 The Archaic World 363 The Classical Period: The Fifth Century 1144 The Classical Period: The Fourth Century 2275 The Hellenistic Period 292Conclusion 368The Sources 371Chronological Table 381Lexicon 392Guide to Further Reading 401Index 413

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