Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. I. INTRODUCTION: MYTH AND HISTORY 1
6. II. FROM HOMER TO HERODOTUS 12
7. Ill. THE SIXTH CENTURY: THE NEW WORLD ORDER 32
8. IV. THE MAN AND THE WORK 48
9. V. THE DOWNFALLV THE DOWNFALL OF GREATNESS 59
10. VI. THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH 77
11. VII. THE KINGDOM OF CULTURE 94
12. VIII. THE ART OF THE STORYTELLER 114
13. IX. REASON, CREDULITY, AND FAITH 132
14. X. THE FIFTH CENTURY: WARS BETWEEN WORLDS 148
15. XI. CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION 157
16. XII. PERSIANS AND GREEKS 173
17. XIII. THE GREAT WAR AND THE GREAT AGE 191
18. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 203
19. INDEX 209