36 Lectures 1Who Were the Greeks? Who Were the Romans? 2Trade and Travel in the Mediterranean 3Democratic or Republican 4Law and Order 5Less than Fully Human 6Close Encounters, 750-272 B.C. 7The Velvet Glove, 272-190 B.C. 8How the Two Polytheisms (Almost) Merged 9The Iron Fist, 190-146 B.C. 10The Last Hellenistic Dynasts, 146-31 B.C. 11Why the Greeks Lost, Why the Romans Won 12Philhellenism and Hellenophobia 13The Two Languages 14Leisure and Entertainment 15Sex and Sexuality 16Death and the Afterlife 17From Mystery Religion to Ruler Cult 18Greek Cities under Roman Rule 19Greeks in Rome, Romans in Greece 20The Hellenism of Augustus 21Art, Looting, and Reproductions 22Architecture, Sacred and Secular 23Science and Technology 24Disease, Medical Care, and Physicians 25The Greek Epic and Its Roman Echo 26Tragedy and Comedy 27Love Poetry, Satire, History, the Novel 28Greek Influences on Roman Education 29Greek Philosophy and Its Roman Advocates 30Hellenomania from Nero to Hadrian 31Jews, Greeks, and Romans 32Christianity's Debt to Greece and Rome 33The Apotheosis of Athens 34The Decline of the West 35The Survival of the East 36The Enduring Duo

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