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A Detailed Chronology of Greek History - http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/kapparis/AOC/chronology.htm
A quick historical reference for both the novice and student of Greek culture as collected and compiled by Charlie Kyriacou.

A Woman of the Minoan Civilisation - http://kravcev9.tripod.com/arch2/id1.html
Images with information about their role, dress, jewelry, everyday events, and life at home.

About.com: Ancient Greece - http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/greecehellas/
Index of resources in topics ranging from the Greek wars to mythology.

Ancient Greece - http://www.ancientgreece.com/
Topics on the history, art and architecture, mythology, wars, geography and culture of the ancient civilization. Features a forum, essays, and photo gallery.

Ancient Greek Religion - http://www.greekreligion.org
Comprehensive set of resources.

Ancient Greek Thesaurus - http://www.greek-thesaurus.gr/
Time travel through all the phases of the ancient history and mythology. Features information and images from all periods, archaeological areas, and social life.

Ancient-Greece.org - http://www.ancient-greece.org/
Topics include archaeology, architecture, art, culture, history, and maps.

Ancient-Greece.us - http://www.ancient-greece.us/
The history with information on women, myths and legends, Olympics, wars, democracy, Sparta, society, coins, and Pythagoras.

Athenian Rowdies - http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/ariston/
Magazine article asking what do Judge Judy and ancient Athens have in common? Drunkards and lawyers.

Crystallinks: Ancient Greece - http://www.crystalinks.com/greece.html
Information and essays on topics including history, culture, government, Hippocrates, and art.

Delian League - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-delianleague.html
A confederation of Greek states under the leadership of Athens with its headquarters at Delos, founded in 478 B.C.

Demos - Classical Athenian Democracy - http://www.stoa.org/projects/demos/home
A digital encyclopedia offering biographies, images, history, and arguments.

Description of Greece, Book I - Attica - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pausanias-bk1.html
The complete text of book written by Pausanias, fl.c.160 C.E.

Description of Greece, Book II - Corinth - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pausanias-bk2.html
The complete text of book written by Pausanias, fl.c.160 C.E.

Documents of the Founding of Cyrene - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/630cyrene.html
Excerpt from Herodotus's The History, c. 430 B.C.

Electronic Resources for Classicists - The Second Generation - http://www.tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html
Contains projects, databases, images, publications, course materials, fonts, software, organizations, seminars, etexts, and other links.

Europe Before 1000 B.C.E. - http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch07.htm
An article on agriculture, Mycenae, Minoans, and the Dark Age.

Greece Pyramids - http://www.crystalinks.com/pyrgreece.html
Structures that pre-date those of Egypt.

Greek City States - http://www.crystalinks.com/greekcities.html
The history especially since the dark ages with maps.

Greek Colonies and the Panhellenic Sanctuaries at Delphi and Olympia - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl135/Students/Maria_Daniels/colonies.html
Image gallery, including maps.

Greek Image Index - http://eawc.evansville.edu/pictures/grpage.htm
Listing of museums and collections.

Herodotus - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-herodotus.html
A biography of the Greek historian and the Father of History.

Hippocratic Oath - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_oath
An oath traditionally taken by physicians pertaining to the ethical practice of medicine.

History Of Athens - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Athens
A detailed account of one of the longest standing cities.

History of Greek Costume - http://www.annaswebart.com/culture/costhistory/
Greek costume from antiquity through the centuries.

HistoryLink 102: Ancient Greece - http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/
Introduction to the Greek culture; includes careers, daily life, education, and government.

http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/solon.html - http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/solon.html
Complete text as written by Plutarch in 75 A.C.E. and translated by John Dryden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minos - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minos
The story of a legendary king.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenae - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycenae
An article about the history of the city with pictures and links.

http://www.dilos.com/location/13370 - http://www.dilos.com/location/13370
The Minoan Palace briefing with images.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GLOSSARY/POLIS.HTM - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GLOSSARY/POLIS.HTM
An essay on the city-state.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HTM - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SPARTA.HTM
An informational essay on the society.

Humanities - Greece - http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Greece_gateway.html
An introduction to ancient Greek history from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

Maecenas - Images of Ancient Greece and Rome - http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/general_contents.html
Galleries of photographs in black and white, and color.

Mathematicians Born in Greece - http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BirthplaceMaps/Countries/Greece.html
Biographies with supplementary information.

Minoans, Myceneans, and the Greek Dark Ages - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MINOA/MINOA.HTM
The civilization of Crete and southern Greece up until the time of Homer with an atlas and a gallery.

MrDonn.org: Daily Life in Ancient Greece - http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/Greeklife.html
A look at the daily routines, customs, and lifestyle of the Greeks. Includes clip art, maps, and games.

MSU EMuseum: Ancient Greek Civilizations - http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/aegean/
Minoans, Myceneans and their rise, Homer, the Odyssey, the Illiad, and heir Dark Ages.

On the Kings of Sparta - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-sparta1.html
A portion of the book The History of the Persian Wars, c. 430 B.C.E. as written by Herodotus.

Origins of the Greek Alphabet - http://www.logoi.com/notes/greek_alphabet.html
Article on the origins and development.

Overview of Late Antiquity - http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/orb/OVINDEX.htm
The land, peoples, ideologies, and other aspects of the ancient Mediterranean through the seventh century AD.

Phaistos - http://www.interkriti.org/visits/phaistos.htm
Access and history of the archaeology site.

Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean - http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/
Curricular project with a series of lessons and illustrations.

Reports of the Origins of Athens - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/athens-origins.html
Text as written by Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, and Aristotle, c. 430 B.C.E - 110 C.E.

Sparta Revisited - http://www.elysiumgates.com/~helena/
Information on the city-state of Sparta.

Spartan Women - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/aristotle-spartanwomen.html
An excerpt as written by Aristotle in The Politics of Aristotle.

Spartan World - http://www.spartan-world.de
An introduction of the people along with a map and terminology.

The Ancient City of Athens - http://www.stoa.org/athens/
A photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains, including essays and resources.

The Ancient Greek World - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
Topics include land and time, daily life, economics, and religion.

The Archaic Age and the Rise of the Polis - http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/CourseNotes/Polis.html
An essay by John Porter, University of Saskatchewan with further readings and notes.

The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece - http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/greekmenu.HTM
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.

The Athenian Constitution - http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/athenian_const.html
The complete text as written 350 B.C.E. by Aristotle, and translated by Sir Frederic G. Kenyon.

The Battle of Chaeronea - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/338chaeronea.html
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.

The Bronze Age on the Aegean Islands - http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/02/islands/en/
The habitation, society, religion, economy, and art.

The Early History of Sparta - http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/thucydides_lecture/sixty_a.htm
A brief but detailed history with links.

The Ephors of Sparta - http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparephr.html
A listing by names.

The Glory That Was Greece - http://www.watson.org/~leigh/athens.html
Sections on drama, history, mythology, and philosophy with a link directory, bibliography, and index of illustrations.

The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization - http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/
Introduction to the history, culture, politics, art and warfare with a timeline, map, a look at life in Athens, and ancient language lessons.

The History of the Peloponnesian War - http://classics.mit.edu/Thucydides/pelopwar.html
The complete text as written in 431 B.C.E. by Thucydides, and translated by Richard Crawley.

The Kings of Sparta - http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparking.html
A listing of names.

The Law Code of Gortyn - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/450-gortyn.html
A code dealing fully with family relations and inheritance, c. 450 B.C.E.

The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml
Explore the history of the games, and find out how the olive leaf wreath become a major symbol.

The Spartan War Machine, c. 375 B.C.E. - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenophon-spartanwar.html
An account as written by Xenophon, c.428-c.354 B.C.E.

Thrace and the Thracians - http://www.thrace.0catch.com/
Introduction, history, geography, society, art and culture, and warfare.

Thucydides: On The Early History of the Hellenes - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/thuc-hellenes.html
An excerpt from The History of the Peloponnesian War written c. 395 B.C.E.

Trade and Barter in Ancient Greece - http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Classics/EconomicsinGreece.html
An essay on economics.

Washington State University World Civilizations: Ancient Greece - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/GREECE.HTM
Introduction to the Greek culture from the Archaic Period to The Three Empires.

Wikipedia: Ancient Greece - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece
An encyclopedia article on the history and society of the empire.

Works by Plutarch - http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Plutarch.html
List of works with links to the texts.

World History Compass - Ancient Greece - http://www.worldhistorycompass.com/greece.htm
Links to sites and resources.

Xenophon - Anabasis, or March Up Country - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenophon-anabasis.html
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.

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