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The Greeks were extraordinary not least because they evolved 'a totally new conception of what human life was for'. Elaborating on that claim, H. D. F. Kitto explores the life, culture and history of classical Greece. 1 INTRODUCTION 2 THE FORMATION OF THE GREEK PEOPLE 3 THE COUNTRY 4 HOMER 5 THE POLIS 6 CLASSICAL GREECE: THE EARLY PERIOD 7 CLASSICAL GREECE: THE FIFTH CENTURY 8 THE GREEKS AT WAR 9 THE DECLINE OF THE POLIS 10 THE GREEK MIND 11 MYTH AND RELIGION 12 LIFE AND CHARACTER INDEX