The World of Athens 讀書摘要

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The World of Athens: An Introduction to Classical Athenian Culture, 
Cambridge University Press 1984


Introduction: An Outline History
H.I.1-H.I.5    Early Greek history: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Homer and the Dark Age (2200-900)
H.I.6-H.I.7    Colonisation,early aristocratic government, Theseus and the unification of Attica; Sparta (900-640)
H.I.8-H.I.11  From aristocracy to tyranny：Kylon, Drakon, Solon, Peisisratos（640-530）
H.I.12-H.I.14 The Persian Empire and the 'Ionian revolt'
H.I.15-H.I.18 The Persian Wars: Thermopylai and Artemision , Salamise (480-479) 
H.I.19-H.I.20 The Persian Wars: Plataia and Mykale (480-479) 
H.I.21-H.I.24 The Greeks versus the Carthaginians in Sicily : Himera 480
H.I.25-H.I.27 Kimon and the Delian League against Persia (476-449)
H.I.28-H.I.30 The break with Sparta and the First Peloponnesian War 464-445
H.I.31-H.I.34 The Second Peloponnesian War 431 : preliminaries
H.I.35-H.I.38 The Second Peloponnesian War: Plataia, the plague at Athens, the death of Pericles 431-429
H.I.39-H.I.42 Sicily, Pylos and Sphakteria 427-5
H.I.43-H.I.47 War in north-east Greece and the Peace of Nikias 424-421
H.I.48-H.I.51 The Sicilian Expedition 415-413
H.I.52-H.I.54 Sparta, Persia, the oligarchic coup at Athens 413-411
H.I.55-H.I.57 Persia, Lysandros, Arginoussai, Aigospottamoi :the end of the war 411-404
H.I.58-H.I.61 Theramenes and the rule of the Thirty : democracy restored 404-400
H.I.62-H.I.66 Discontent with Sparta, the Corinthian War, Athens' revival 396-390
H.I.80-H.I.82 Demosthenes and Aiskhines at Athens: the final defeat of the Greeks by Philip (346-338)
H.I.83-H.I.84 Alexander the Great 336-323

Chapter Four: Athenian Society
4.1-4.8           The population of Athens
4.9-4.11         Citizens
4.12-4.16       Family and kinsmen
4.17-4.20       Legitimacy and property
4.21-4.27       Women and marriage
4.28-4.31       The position of women
4.32-4.34       Home life
4.35-4.38       Non-citizen women
4.39-4.41       Education
4.42-4.46       Physical training and sophism
4.47-4.49       Higher education , work and slaves 
4.50-4.54       Farming and manufacture
4.55-4.61       Trade
4.62-4.66       Slaves
4.67-4.71       metoikoi and xenoi
4.72-4.76       Greek doctors
4.77-4.82       Death,burial and the ancestors

Chapter Five: Athenian Democracy and Imperialism
5.1-5.5           Theory and practice of democracy I  
5.6-5.8           Theory and practice of democracy II
5.9-5.11         Two meetings of the ekklesia
5.12-5.17       ekklesia I
5.18-5.22       ekklesia II
5.23-5.25       boule
5.26-5.28       areopagus
5.29-5.34       Officials I
5.35-5.38       Officials II
5.39-5.43       Heralds and presbeia
5.44-5.51       (a) Law and politics
5.52-5.56       (b) Trial by jury (the agon) I
5.57-5.62       (b) Trial by jury (the agon) II
5.63-5.67       (c) The sukophantai