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1. A Detailed Chronology of Greek History

A quick historical reference for both the novice and student of Greek culture as collected and compiled by Charlie Kyriacou.

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/kapparis/AOC/ch...

2. A Woman of the Minoan Civilisation

Images with information about their role, dress, jewelry, everyday events, and life at home.

http://kravcev9.tripod.com/arch2/id1.html

3. About.com: Ancient Greece

Index of resources in topics ranging from the Greek wars to mythology.

http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/greecehell...

4. Ancient Greece

Topics on the history, art and architecture, mythology, wars, geography and culture of the ancient civilization. Features a forum, essays, and photo gallery.

http://www.ancientgreece.com/

5. Ancient Greek Religion

Comprehensive set of resources.

http://www.greekreligion.org

6. Ancient Greek Thesaurus

Time travel through all the phases of the ancient history and mythology. Features information and images from all periods, archaeological areas, and social life.

http://www.greek-thesaurus.gr/

7. Ancient-Greece.org

Topics include archaeology, architecture, art, culture, history, and maps.

http://www.ancient-greece.org/

8. Ancient-Greece.us

The history with information on women, myths and legends, Olympics, wars, democracy, Sparta, society, coins, and Pythagoras.

http://www.ancient-greece.us/

9. Athenian Rowdies

Magazine article asking what do Judge Judy and ancient Athens have in common? Drunkards and lawyers.

http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/aristo...

10. Crystallinks: Ancient Greece

Information and essays on topics including history, culture, government, Hippocrates, and art.

http://www.crystalinks.com/greece.html

11. Delian League

A confederation of Greek states under the leadership of Athens with its headquarters at Delos, founded in 478 B.C.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-d...

12. Demos - Classical Athenian Democracy

A digital encyclopedia offering biographies, images, history, and arguments.

http://www.stoa.org/projects/demos/home

13. Description of Greece, Book I - Attica

The complete text of book written by Pausanias, fl.c.160 C.E.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pausan...

14. Description of Greece, Book II - Corinth

The complete text of book written by Pausanias, fl.c.160 C.E.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pausan...

15. Documents of the Founding of Cyrene

Excerpt from Herodotus's The History, c. 430 B.C.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/630cyr...

16. Electronic Resources for Classicists - The Second Generation

Contains projects, databases, images, publications, course materials, fonts, software, organizations, seminars, etexts, and other links.

http://www.tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html

17. Europe Before 1000 B.C.E.

An article on agriculture, Mycenae, Minoans, and the Dark Age.

http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch07.htm

18. Everything Spartan, Lakonian, and Messenian

Information on the culture and history.

http://www.geocities.com/philolakone/

19. Greece Pyramids

Structures that pre-date those of Egypt.

http://www.crystalinks.com/pyrgreece.html

20. Greek City States

The history especially since the dark ages with maps.

http://www.crystalinks.com/greekcities.html

21. Greek Colonies and the Panhellenic Sanctuaries at Delphi and Olympia

Image gallery, including maps.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/M...

22. Greek Image Index

Listing of museums and collections.

http://eawc.evansville.edu/pictures/grpage.ht...

23. Herodotus

A biography of the Greek historian and the Father of History.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-h...

24. Hippocratic Oath

An oath traditionally taken by physicians pertaining to the ethical practice of medicine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_oath

25. History Of Athens

A detailed account of one of the longest standing cities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Athen...

26. History of Greek Costume

Greek costume from antiquity through the centuries.

http://www.annaswebart.com/culture/costhistor...

27. HistoryLink 102: Ancient Greece

Introduction to the Greek culture; includes careers, daily life, education, and government.

http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/

28. Humanities - Greece

An introduction to ancient Greek history from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/G...

29. Knossos

The Minoan Palace briefing with images.

http://www.dilos.com/location/13370

30. MSU EMuseum: Ancient Greek Civilizations

Minoans, Myceneans and their rise, Homer, the Odyssey, the Illiad, and heir Dark Ages.

http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/aegean/

31. Maecenas - Images of Ancient Greece and Rome

Galleries of photographs in black and white, and color.

http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/gener...

32. Mathematicians Born in Greece

Biographies with supplementary information.

http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Birt...

33. Minoans, Myceneans, and the Greek Dark Ages

The civilization of Crete and southern Greece up until the time of Homer with an atlas and a gallery.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MINOA/MINOA.HTM

34. Minos

The story of a legendary king.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minos

35. MrDonn.org: Daily Life in Ancient Greece

A look at the daily routines, customs, and lifestyle of the Greeks. Includes clip art, maps, and games.

http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Greeklife.ht...

36. Mycenae

An article about the history of the city with pictures and links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenae

37. On the Kings of Sparta

A portion of the book The History of the Persian Wars, c. 430 B.C.E. as written by Herodotus.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodo...

38. Origins of the Greek Alphabet

Article on the origins and development.

http://www.logoi.com/notes/greek_alphabet.htm...

39. Overview of Late Antiquity

The land, peoples, ideologies, and other aspects of the ancient Mediterranean through the seventh century AD.

http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/m...

40. Phaistos

Access and history of the archaeology site.

http://www.interkriti.org/visits/phaistos.htm

41. Polis

An essay on the city-state.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GLOSSARY/POLIS.H...

42. Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean

Curricular project with a series of lessons and illustrations.

http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze...

43. Reports of the Origins of Athens

Text as written by Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, and Aristotle, c. 430 B.C.E - 110 C.E.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/athens...

44. Solon

Complete text as written by Plutarch in 75 A.C.E. and translated by John Dryden.

http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/solon.html

45. Sparta

An informational essay on the society.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HT...

46. Sparta Revisited

Information on the city-state of Sparta.

http://www.elysiumgates.com/~helena/

47. Spartan Women

An excerpt as written by Aristotle in The Politics of Aristotle.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/aristo...

48. Spartan World

An introduction of the people along with a map and terminology.

http://www.spartan-world.de

49. The Ancient City of Athens

A photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains, including essays and resources.

http://www.stoa.org/athens/

50. The Ancient Greek World

Topics include land and time, daily life, economics, and religion.

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index...

51. The Archaic Age and the Rise of the Polis

An essay by John Porter, University of Saskatchewan with further readings and notes.

http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/CourseNotes/...

52. The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece

Essays on medicine in Homer, foundations of Hippocratic medicine, Hippocratic Oath, overview of Hippocratic epidemics, Hippocratic treatise on fractures, illness of maidens, temple cures, and midwives in the Roman World.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/greekmenu.HTM

53. The Athenian Constitution

The complete text as written 350 B.C.E. by Aristotle, and translated by Sir Frederic G. Kenyon.

http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/athenian_co...

54. The Battle of Chaeronea

As written by Diodorus Siculus, a battle in 338 B.C.E. that implied the passing of the Greek system of city-states and the substitution of large military monarchies.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/338cha...

55. The Bronze Age on the Aegean Islands

The habitation, society, religion, economy, and art.

http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/02/islands/en/

56. The Dorian Invasion

A brief historical account.

http://www.bartleby.com/67/174.html

57. The Early History of Sparta

A brief but detailed history with links.

http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/thucydides_lect...

58. The Ephors of Sparta

A listing by names.

http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparephr.html

59. The Glory That Was Greece

Sections on drama, history, mythology, and philosophy with a link directory, bibliography, and index of illustrations.

http://www.watson.org/~leigh/athens.html

60. The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization

Introduction to the history, culture, politics, art and warfare with a timeline, map, a look at life in Athens, and ancient language lessons.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/

61. The History of the Peloponnesian War

The complete text as written in 431 B.C.E. by Thucydides, and translated by Richard Crawley.

http://classics.mit.edu/Thucydides/pelopwar.h...

62. The Kings of Sparta

A listing of names.

http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparking.html

63. The Law Code of Gortyn

A code dealing fully with family relations and inheritance, c. 450 B.C.E.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/450-go...

64. The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games

Explore the history of the games, and find out how the olive leaf wreath become a major symbol.

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olym...

65. The Spartan War Machine, c. 375 B.C.E.

An account as written by Xenophon, c.428-c.354 B.C.E.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenoph...

66. Thrace and the Thracians

Introduction, history, geography, society, art and culture, and warfare.

http://www.thrace.0catch.com/

67. Thucydides: On The Early History of the Hellenes

An excerpt from The History of the Peloponnesian War written c. 395 B.C.E.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/thuc-h...

68. Trade and Barter in Ancient Greece

An essay on economics.

http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Class...

69. Washington State University World Civilizations: Ancient Greece

Introduction to the Greek culture from the Archaic Period to The Three Empires.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/GREECE.HT...

70. Welcome to Ancient Greece

Collection of links about several aspects on culture, achievements, history, art, personalities, and life in Ancient Greece.

http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/AncientGree...

71. Wikipedia: Ancient Greece

An encyclopedia article on the history and society of the empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece

72. Wilhelm von Humboldt's Essays on the Greeks

Read about: The Ideal and Historical view of the Same, History of the Decline and Fall, and Pindar.

http://geocities.com/patnoble52/humboldt.html

73. Works by Plutarch

List of works with links to the texts.

http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Plutarc...

74. World History Compass - Ancient Greece

Links to sites and resources.

http://www.worldhistorycompass.com/greece.htm

75. Xenophon - Anabasis, or March Up Country

The story of the march to Persia to aid Cyrus, who enlisted Greek help to try and take the throne from Artaxerxes, and the ensuing return of the Greeks between 401 B.C. and March 399 B.C.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenoph...

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