Introduction 1 Part I: Travelling Back in Time 7 Chapter 1: When, Where, What, Who? Meeting the Ancient Greeks 9 Chapter 2: Encountering Prehistoric Civilisations: The Minoans and Mycenaeans 21 Chapter 3: Shedding Light on Ancient Greece's Dark Ages 33 Chapter 4: Governing by Kings, Tyrants, and (Eventually) Democrats 41 Chapter 5: Fighting and Warring: Greece Gets Heavy 55 Chapter 6: East versus West: The Persian Wars 67 Part II: Athens to Alexander: The Rise and Fall of Empires 81 Chapter 7: Athens and Empire Building 83 Chapter 8: Dealing with the Neighbours from Hell: The Peloponnesian War 97 Chapter 9: Losing Their Way: The End of Classical Greece 113 Chapter 10: Rising Quickly to the Top: Macedonia 127 Chapter 11: Crowning the Undefeated Champion of the World: Alexander the Great 139 Chapter 12: What Happened Next? 153 Part III: Living a Greek Life 163 Chapter 13: Out in the Fields: Farming, Herding, and Travelling 165 Chapter 14: Home and Family 177 Chapter 15: Going About Daily Life in Ancient Greece 191 Chapter 16: Plays and Pugilism: Enjoying Ancient Greek Entertainment 205 Chapter 17: Depicting Men, Women, and Gods in Art 221 Chapter 18: Building Beautiful Greek Architecture 237 Part IV: Mythology, Religion, and Belief 247 Chapter 19: Going Back to the Beginning: Myths and Gods 249 Chapter 20: Blending Myth and History: Troy, Homer, and Heroes 267 Chapter 21: Practising Everyday Religion: 'A God Put It in My Heart to Say' 281 Chapter 22: Trying to Figure Everything Out: Greek Philosophy 293 Part V: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 23: Ten Great Greek Inventions 309 Chapter 24: Ten Things to Read Next 315 Chapter 25: Ten Dodgy Ancient Greek Characters 321 Chapter 26: Ten Great Places to Visit 327 Index 333.