Outlines the history of Ancient Greece to the time of Alexander the Great and examines the detail of everyday life.

Originally published: London : Usborne Publishing, Ltd., 1990.

The first Greeks -- The Minoan palaces -- Minoan religion -- The end of the Minoans -- The Mycenaeans -- Mycenaean cities -- The Trojan War -- The end of the age -- The Dark Ages -- The Archaic Period -- The Greeks and their neighbours -- Social structure and government -- Sparta -- Farming and food -- A Greek house -- Clothes and jewellery -- Pottery -- Markets, money and trade -- Travel by land and sea -- The army -- The navy -- The Persian Wars -- The city of Athens -- Architecture -- Sculpture -- Metalworkers and miners -- The role of women -- Childhood and education -- Music and poetry -- Parties and games -- The theatre -- Athletics and sport -- Democracy in Athens -- The Golden Age and the Peloponnesian War -- Gods and goddesses -- Temples, worship and festivals -- Oracles and mystery cults -- Death and the Underworld -- The rise of Macedonia -- Alexander the Great -- The Hellenistic World -- Learning -- Medicine.