A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in about 1400 BCE, through the glories of the Classical and Hellenistic periods, to the foundation of the Byzantine empire in about CE 330.

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Knossos


• 3: Mycenae


• 4: Argos


• 5: Sparta


• 6: Massalia


• 7: Miletos


• 8: Athens


• 9: Thebes


• 10: Alexandria


• 11: Byzantium


• 12: Conclusion


• Preface


• Glossary


• Timeline

Paul Cartledge is the inaugural A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the Faculty of classics, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Clare College.