This study examines the origins the notion of citizenship in Ancient Greek civilization. The ideal structure denied differences within the citizen society, but drew strong lines between the citizens and a series of others, including women, slaves, and foreigners.

Ian Morris provides a new interpretation of the controversial site of Lefkandi, linking it to Greek mythology, and traces the emergence of radically new ideas of the free male citizen which made the Greek form of democracy a possibility.

List of Illustrations.
Preface and Acknowledgements.
Journal Abbreviations.
Part I:
1. Archaeology as Cultural History.
Part II:
2. Archaeologies of Greece.
3. Inventing a Dark Age.
Part III:
4. Equality for Men.
5. Antithetical Cultures.
Part IV:
6. The Past, the East, and the Hero of Lefkandi.
7. Rethinking Time and Space.
Part V:
8. Conclusions.
Notes.
References.
Index.