This volume complements the publication of the second edition of 'The Cambridge Ancient History' Volumes V and VI, which cover the history of Greece and associated areas between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great - the Classical Period par excellence.

Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; Maps; 1. Classical art B. A. Sparkes; 2. Cities and architecture J. J. Coulton; 3. The economy and trade Robin Osborne; 4. The civic life of Athens J. McK. Camp; 5. Social life in classical Greece John Boardman; 6. Classical religion Robert Parker; 7. The theatre J. R. Green; 8. Classical warfare N. V. Sekunda; 9. Classical coinage M. Jessop Price.