Furnishes an overview of each of the major City-States and the conflicts between them, including the Pelopennesian War.

Studies the changes that took place in Athens and in the Greek world due to the thoughts and concepts of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

Lists the characteristics similarly found in all of the Greek city-states. Shows factors that either discouraged or encouraged Greek unity.

Defines the cultural, idealistic and philosophic attributes of Classical Greece.

Provides reviews and purchasing information for a book by Raphael Sealy that examines the emergence and development of the Greek city-states.

Chronicles the formation of the polis system of government and social organization in Greece during the Classical period.