The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece

Cover Page......Page 2
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Dedication Page......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
List of Images and Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 13
Acknowledgments......Page 22
Abbreviations......Page 25
1 The Efflorescence of Classical Greece......Page 30
2 Ants around a Pond: An Ecology of City-States......Page 53
3 Political Animals: A Theory of Decentralized Cooperation......Page 82
4 Wealthy Hellas: Measuring Efflorescence......Page 114
5 Explaining Hellas’ Wealth: Fair Rules and Competition......Page 151
6 Citizens and Specialization before 550 BCE......Page 178
7 From Tyranny to Democracy, 550–465 BCE......Page 218
8 Golden Age of Empire, 478–404 BCE......Page 258
9 Disorder and Growth, 403–340 BCE......Page 297
10 Political Fall, 359–334 BCE......Page 343
11 Creative Destruction and Immortality......Page 379
Appendix I: Regions of the Greek World: Population, Size, Fame......Page 407
Appendix II: King, City, and Elite Game......Page 410
Notes......Page 420
Bibliography......Page 455
Index......Page 489