Introduction The Rise of Greek Civilization 1
Chapter One Greek Mythology 2
Background Knowledge 2
1．Mythology and Myth 2
2．The Geography of Greece 3
3．Timeline of Ancient Greece 4
4．Hesiod and His Theogony 5
Theogony 6
Genesis 36
The Iliad 55
The Rage of Achilles 58
Hector Returns to Troy 83
Chapter Two The Persian Wars 104
Background Knowledge 104
1．Polis 104
2．Herodotus 106
3．The Histories 107
Solon's View of Happiness 110
Story of Candaules and His Wife 114
Story of A Thief 117
Three Forms of Government 121
Chapter Three Greek Tragedy 126
Background Knowledge 126
1．Introduction 126
2．Tragedy Defined 126
3 Sophocles 128
4．Oedipus the King：An Introduction 129
Oedipus the King 131
Chapter Four The History of the Peloponnesian Wars 189
Background Knowledge 189
Pericles'Funeral Oration 193
The Address by Abraham Lincoln 204
Sixteenth Year of the War——The Melian Conference—Fate of Melos 206
Chapter Five Greek Philosophy 215
Background Knowledge 215
1．An Overview 215
2．The Trial of Socrates（399 B.C.） 216
Euthyphro 218
References 239