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Acknowledgements Enter the game Part 1: Heroic games Introduction. Achilles and Ajax at play: Inventing a canonical image Chapter I. "Exekias made me and painted me" Chapter II. The Pente grammai Chapter III. Agon and aristeia Chapter IV. Tyche's dice Chapter V. Urban heroes Chapter VI. Game or abacus? Conclusion. Back to Palamedes Part 2: Gymnastic games Introduction. Athletics and play Chapter I. Ball games Chapter II. Riding games Chapter III. Spinning tops and twirling objects Chapter IV. Ganymede's hoop Conclusion. Leaving toys behind Part 3: Games of love and chance Introduction. Under the gaze of Eros and Aphrodite Chapter I. Playing with balls, apples, and wool balls Chapter II. Ephedrismos Chapter III. Spinning tops and knucklebones Chapter IV. Swings and seesaws Chapter V. Drawing lots with one's fingers Conclusion. Paidia: Play is a woman Part 4: Childhood at play Introduction. Playing, 'acting like a child' Chapter I. Festive childhood Chapter II. Representing children at play Chapter III. Playing at being grown up Chapter IV. Playing with animals Chapter V. Playing with rituals Chapter VI. Imaginary children Conclusion. A city united by playful children Game over Abbreviations Bibliography Illustrations Indexes

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