The World of the Greek City-States
(ca. 750–ca. 500B.C.E.) 54
ThePolis 54
A New Military System: The Greek Way of War 54
Colonization and the Growth of Trade 55
Tyranny in the GreekPolis 56
Sparta 56
Athens 58
The High Point of Greek Civilization: Classical
Greece 59
The Challenge of Persia 59
The Growth of an Athenian Empire in the Age of
Pericles 60
The Great Peloponnesian War 61
The Decline of the Greek States
(404–338B.C.E.) 62
The Culture and Society of Classical
Greece 62
The Writing of History 62
Greek Drama 63
The Arts: The Classical Ideal 64
The Greek Love of Wisdom 65
Greek Religion 67
Life in Classical Athens 68
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
WOMEN INATHENS ANDSPARTA 69
Chapter Summary, Timeline, and Review 704
The Hellenistic World 73Macedonia and the Conquests of
Alexander 74
Philip and the Conquest of Greece 74
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
DEMOSTHENES ANDISOCRATESADDRESSPHILIP OF
MACEDONIA 75
Alexander the Great 76
FILM&HISTORY
ALEXANDER(2004) 79
The World of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 81
Hellenistic Monarchies 81
The Threat from the Celts 81
Political and Military Institutions 82
Hellenistic Cities 83
Economic Trends in the Hellenistic World 84
New Opportunities for Women 85Culture in the Hellenistic World 85
New Directions in Literature 86
Hellenistic Art 87
A Golden Age of Science 88
Philosophy: New Schools of Thought 89
Religion in the Hellenistic World 90
Mystery Religions 90
The Jews in the Hellenistic World 90
Chapter Summary, Timeline, and Review 915
The Roman Republic 94The Emergence of Rome 95
The Greeks in Italy 95
The Etruscans 96
Early Rome 97
The Roman Republic (ca. 509–264B.C.E.) 98
The Roman State 98
The Roman Conquest of Italy 99
The Roman Conquest of the Mediterranean
(264–133B.C.E.) 102
The Struggle with Carthage 102
The Eastern Mediterranean 103
The Nature of Roman Imperialism 104
Evolution of the Roman Army 104
Society and Culture in the Roman World 105
Roman Religion 106
The Growth of Slavery 106
The Roman Family 107
The Evolution of Roman Law 108
The Development of Literature 109
Roman Art 111
Values and Attitudes 111
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic
(133–31B.C.E.) 111
Background: Social, Economic, and Political
Problems 112
The Reforms of the Gracchi 112
A New Role for the Roman Army: Marius and
Sulla 113
The Death of the Republic 113
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
THEEND OF THEREPUBLIC:THREEVIEWS 114
Chapter Summary, Timeline, and Review 117viii Detailed Contents
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