World History: Ancient History: Greece

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The Minoans a multimedia exhibit

The Mycenaeans - a multimedia exhibit

Aspasia of Athens - the woman who helped rule Athens in its Golden Age

Pericles Funeral Oration

Herodotus on the Kings of Sparta

Recommended Books about ancient Greece

Ancient Roman History

Links

Ancient Greece traditionally includes the Bronze Age civilizations (Mycenaeans and Minoans), the period sometimes called the "dark ages," or the archaic period, and the classical and hellenistic periods.

The Mycenaeans Exhibit

The Mycenaeans
a multimedia exhibit
by Jennifer Brainard

The Minoans Exhibit

The Minoans
a multimedia exhibit
by Jennifer Brainard

Links:

BBC History: the Greeks an excellent site

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization PBS - companion site to the PBS series - terrific resources available here, including 3d of the Acropolis, webcam view from the Acropolis, the making of the Parthenon, a chance to speak like an Ancient Greek and more

Eyewitness to History eyewitness accounts from Ancient Greece including Daily Life in Ancient Greece, The Suicide of Socrates, Alexander Defeats the Persians

An Ancient Greek Computer Scientific American - discovery of a device apparently used to calculate the motions of stars and planets

Perseus Project Encyclopedia

Overview of Archaic and Classical Greek History The Perseus Project Tufts University

Hellenic Ministry of Culture's site on Knossos lots of information on the Minoans and photographs of the site

The Ancient Greek World University of Pennsylvania

Ancient Greek Civilization Exhibit Minnesota State University E Museum - a very useful exhibit

Art and Archeology The Perseus Project Tufts University - lots of photographs and detailed information

The Ancient City of Athens Photographic archive of Ancient Athens

The Glory That Was Greece The Amazing Ancient World Online Textbook

Life in Ancient Greece Reflected in the Coinage of Corinth Smithsonian exhibit

The Parthenon Perseus Project Tufts University - detailed information and photographs 

Images From Ancient Greece

Classical Art From Museede Louvre

Hellenistic World The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
A detailed site covering art, philosophy, religion, and science of the Hellenistic world

Odysseus site of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites Perseus Project Tufts University - online version of a standard reference work which  includes articles on over 5,000 Greco-Roman sites, with accompanying bibliography - very useful

Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World maps of  ancient Rome and Greece with background information

The Ancient Olympics Created in tribute to the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, this site explores the history of the Olympics in Greece. Part of the Perseus Project

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Greece critical analysis of Greek authors and philosophers' works

The Ancient City of Athens University of Indiana - photographs of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens

Athens in 440 BC North Park University - map

Classics Archive MIT - extensive collection of Greco-Roman texts

Perseus Project Tufts University - extensive collection of Greek texts, in both original Greek and English translation

History Books

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The Minoans


HistoryWiz Ancient Greece Book Pick

The Peloponnesian War
by Donald Kagan

 The foremost authority on the Peloponnesian War tells the story of the 30 year war between Sparta and Athens, relying on the history of Thucydides - a great book for those who love history but do not want to wade through a scholarly account

Other Greek history books


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