The Greeks is a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to the culture of ancient Greece. In this new and expanded third edition the volume offers a lucid survey that covers all the key elements of ancient Greek civilization from the age of Homer to the Hellenistic period. The new edition has expanded coverage of the post Classical period with major expansions in the areas of Hellenistic history, literature and philosophy. More emphasis is placed on the Greek world as a whole, especially on Sparta, and the focus on social history has been increased.

1. Early Greece: Homer and Hesiod 2. History 3. Religion and Social Life 4. Literature 5. Philosophy 6. Art Appendix 1. Chronological table Appendix 2. List of translations cited in the text Glossary Index

Robin Sowerby was Senior Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Trained as a classicist, his research interests centre upon the Classical tradition. He has written introductory studies of the major Classical epics and is author of Early Augustan Virgil (2010), The Augustan Art of Poetry (2006) and The Classical Legacy in Renaissance Poetry (1994).