Chronicles the history and development of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, exploring each group's art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and politics and explaining the role they played in the creating the foundations of Western civilization.

"Published in the United Kingdom in 2005 by Allen Lane, the Penguin Group"--T.p. verso. "Published in the United Kingdom in 2005 by Allen Lane, the Penguin Group"--Title page verso. Donated by John M. McCaffrey (See Bookplate).

Hadrian and the Classical World --1 -- Part 1 Archaic Greek World -- 1 Homeric Epic -- 13 -- 2 Greeks' Settlements -- 23 -- 3 Aristocrats -- 35 -- 4 Immortal Gods -- 47 -- 5 Tyrants and Lawgivers -- 55 -- 6 Sparta -- 65 -- 7 Eastern Greeks -- 75 -- 8 Towards Democracy -- 83 -- 9 Persian Wars -- 93 -- 10 Western Greeks -- 104 -- Part 2 Classical Greek World -- 11 Conquest and Empire -- 117 -- 12 A Changing Greek Cultural World -- 128 -- 13 Pericles and Athens -- 142 -- 14 Peloponnesian War -- 150 -- 15 Socrates -- 160 -- 16 Fighting for Freedom and Justice -- 166 -- 17 Women and Children -- 176 -- 18 Philip of Macedon -- 184 -- 19 Two Philosophers -- 194 -- 20 Fourth-Century Athenians -- 205 -- Part 3 Hellenistic Worlds -- 21 Alexander the Great -- 221 -- 22 Alexander's Early Successors -- 233 -- 23 Life in the Big Cities -- 245 -- 24 Taxes and Technologies -- 256 -- 25 New World -- 266 -- 26 Rome Reaches Out -- 275 -- 27 Peace of the Gods -- 288 -- 28 Liberation in the South -- 295 -- 29 Hannibal and Rome -- 302 -- 30 Diplomacy and Dominance -- 311 -- Part 4 Roman Republic -- 31 Luxury and Licence -- 321 -- 32 Turbulence at Home and Abroad -- 330 -- 33 Pompey's Triumphs -- 341 -- 34 World of Cicero -- 351 -- 35 Rise of Julius Caesar -- 361 -- 36 Spectre of Civil War -- 370 -- 37 Fatal Dictator -- 382 -- 38 Liberation Betrayed -- 395 -- Part 5 From Republic To Empire -- 39 Antony and Cleopatra -- 407 -- 40 Making of the Emperor -- 418 -- 41 Morals and Society -- 426 -- 42 Spectator Sports -- 437 -- 43 Roman Army -- 447 -- 44 New Age -- 456 -- Part 6 An Imperial World -- 45 Julio-Claudians -- 471 -- 46 Ruling the Provinces -- 484 -- 47 Effects of Empire -- 494 -- 48 Christianity and Roman Rule -- 507 -- 49 Surviving Four Emperors -- 514 -- 50 New Dynasty -- 520 -- 51 Last Days of Pompeii -- 529 -- 52 A New Man in Action -- 541 -- 53 A Pagan and Christians -- 547 -- 54 Regime Change, Home and Away -- 555 -- 55 Presenting the Past -- 563 -- Hadrian: A Retrospective -- 570.