The Government. The assembly — The courts — The magistrates — Character of the government — The demagogues.
Private Life. Children — Marriage — Women.
Wars. The Persian wars — Origin of these wars — Comparison of the two adversaries — First Persian war — Second Persian war — Reasons for the victory of the Greeks — Results of the wars.
Wars of the Greeks among Themselves. The Peloponnesian war — War with Sparta — Savage character of the wars — Effects of these wars.
The Arts in Greece. Athens in the time of Pericles — Pericles — Athens and her monuments — Importance of Athens.
Letters. Orators — Sages — Sophists — Socrates and the philosophers — The chorus — Tragedy and comedy — Theatre.
Arts. The Grecian temples — Characteristics of Grecian architecture — Sculpture — Pottery — Painting.