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Ancient Greece


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Topics:

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

Ancient Roman History

The Spartan Family

The First Hospital: Asclepius and the Temples of Healing

Recommended Books on Ancient Greece
     
     

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

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

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

Classics Archive MIT - extensive collection of Greco-Roman texts

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

 

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