Pt. 1. The Homeric period. From family economy to city economy -- Work in the family -- Work outside the family -- Stock-breeding and agriculture -- Industry -- Piracy and trade -- Pt. 2. The Archaic period. Economic transformation : land and money -- Social transformation : the classes -- The economic and social life of Sparta -- Colonization -- Trade -- Industry -- Pt. 3. The Athenian period. Deomcracy and property -- Ideas on labor -- The citizens -- The metics -- The slaves -- The division of labor -- Money -- Landed property and agriculture -- Industry -- Trade -- Pt. 4. The Hellenistic period. Political and social organization -- The spread of the monetary system -- The towns -- Landed property and agriculture -- Industry -- Trade.