History and Culture of Ancient Greece. This volume offers a nuanced introduction to the history and culture of ancient Greece. It geographically spans from the mainland through the world of the islands, Asia Minor, North Africa to Sicily, and temporally from the Minoans and Mycenaeans to the end of the great Hellenistic monarchy, the Ptolemies (30 BC). Socioeconomic conditions are discussed alongside mythology, poetry, religion, politics, and event history (Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, Macedonian hegemony, Alexander's campaign) leading up to the dominance of the Romans. A look at the legacy of Greek antiquity and issues of looted art concludes the volume.