Themes in Greek Society and Culture

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 CitedIntroduction1: The Ancient Greeks From Mycenae to Macedon, Ron Kroeker2: The Greek Bronze Age: Origins and Collapse, Brendan Burke3: Ordering the Polis: Government and Public Administration, Matthew A. Sears4: War and Peace, Sheila Ager5: Going to Market: The Economy and Society, Ben Akrigg6: Connecting to the Divine: Greek Cult and Ritual, Bonnie MacLachlan7: Finding a Balance: Law and Justice in Ancient Greece, Judith Fletcher8: Status and Class, Jeremy Trevett9: Sparta: Separating Reality from Mirage, Noreen Humble10: Slaves and Slavery, Rob Tordoff11: The Greeks and Others: Ancient Greeks in Their Mediterranean and Near Eastern Context NEW, Emily Varto12: From Birth to Death: Disease, Disability, and Health, Maria A. Liston13: Gender and Sexuality, Allison Glazebrook14: Women and the Greek Household, Christina Vester15: At the Gymnasium: Competition and Sport, Reyes Bertolín Cebrián16: Literature and Performance, Andrew Faulkner17: Art and Architecture, Marina Haworth18: Philosophy (600-30 BCE), Vernon Provencal19: Ancient Macedonia: The Emergence of a New World Order, Frances Pownall20: The Past in the Present: Ancient Greece in Western Culture, Aara SuksiConclusionGlossaryIndex