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15 Ancient Greek Heros from Plutarch's Lives __ Biographies of 15 ancient Greek heroes. Chronological order from earlier to later - http://www.e-classics.com/

The Ancient Greek World __ This exceptional site is of the Greek galleries at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. A wondrous collection to view. - illustrated - From University of Pennsylvania - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html

Alexander __ Basic outline of Alexander's conquests - map - http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/ppersons2_n2/alexander.html

Alexander Changes the World __ "The Greeks intended to conquer Macedonia but they became the conquered, due to the Macedonian king, Phillip II, and his famous son, Alexander." - http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch11.htm

Alexander the Great __ History of Alexander the Great - Illustrated - http://wso.williams.edu/~junterek/

Alexander the Great History Project Homepage __ Alexander the Great by three high school students - illustrated - http://www.hackneys.com/alex_web/alexfram.htm

Alexander the Great, Synopsys, JJP __ Everything you ever wanted to know about Alexander - illustrated - http://www.1stmuse.com/alex3/alex-synopsys.html

Ancient Greece ( ancient Greek civilization ) __ "Much has been said about the greek influnce on modern day society, from democracy to philosphy. Find out about who shaped this history, and the people who populated the imagination of historians." - illustrated - From ancientweb.org - http://www.ancientweb.org/Greece/index.htm

Ancient Greece Index __ General website about ancient Greek civilization. - photos and other illustrations, articles, and a whole lot more - From CrystaLinks - http://www.crystalinks.com/greece.html

Ancient Greece Part 1 __ A three part website covers many topics from mythology to just about everything else to do with ancient Greek civilization. - From CrystaLinks - http://www.crystalinks.com/greek.html

Ancient Greek Architecture - Great Buildings Online __ Photos of ancient Greek architecture. Pictures of ancient Greece - some very basic architectural information - From Artifice Inc. - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/greek.html

Ancient Greek Cities __ Tour nine ancient Greek cities - photos of ancient Greece, ancient Greek history, athletics, famous people - English or Greek - http://www.sikyon.com/index.html

Ancient Greek Civilization __ History of ancient Greek civilization from the prehistoric period through the end of the classic period - pictures of ancient Greece - From Minnesota State University - http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/aegean/index.shtml

Ancient Greek Medicine __ Introduction to ancient medicine and the Hippocratic Oath for the younger student - http://members.tripod.com/JFrazz9/med.html

Ancient Greeks __ "What do you want to know about ancient Greece?" - Introduction to a civilization with pictures of ancient Greece - illustrated - From AngliaCampus - http://www.angliacampus.com/public/pri/history/greeks/index.htm

Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece __ A great general introduction to ancient Greek civilization for the younger student. - several sections, illustrated - From Mr.Dowling's Electronic Passport - http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html

Getting Started __ While this is a web page introducing a course on ancient Greece, the "relevant facts" section is a tiny little goldmine. "Ancient Greece" was not really a "country" or "nation," as we ordinarily think of these terms (and certainly not a centralized kingdom, as you might guess from the depiction of the heroic age in the Iliad). Rather, it was a cultural constellation..." It certainly was and you will find a few additional facts here. Now this is certainly a long review for such a little website. Oh, by the way, the complete text of the Odyssey is there too. - From Harvard University - http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~chs/HCJ/getting_started.html

Gigantomachy in Ancient Greek Sculpture __ "The gigantomachy, or the battle between the Olympian gods led by Zeus and the giants led by Alcyoneus,1 is a popular theme in Ancient Greek art including vase painting and sculpture. Several sculpture representations of the gigantomachy are found on various buildings." You will find a detailed paper. - By David Penso - http://members.tripod.com/~Kekrops/Hellenistic_Files/Gigantomachy.html

Greece__ "Two families, one from Sparta and one from Athens are at war. Follow their fortunes through good and bad. Discover what it was like to live in Greece in 430 BCE, how democracy gave way to tyranny, and how Alcibiades kept changing sides. There is assistance for teachers who would like to use this in a classroom. Your language options are English or Greek." Click on the big picture to enter the site - From Snaith Primary School - http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/greece.htm

Greece's Greatest Hero __ About the life and times of Hercules. Find out about the women in his life, and what his labors were - photos - From Tufts University - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/

Greek Art __ A good introductory site for the younger student from History for Kids. Use text links to reach different areas of the site. - illustrated - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/art/greekart.htm

Greekart's Home Page __ This is a nice breakdown of Greek art by era. - illustrated - By Holli Cole, Penny Pavelsek, Becky Arnold - http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/5219/

Greek Civilization Encapsulated __ Brief history of ancient Greek civilization. - http://www.naciente.com/essay46.htm

Greek Life: Some Details __ About the physical environment of the peninsula when the Greeks invaded it and the results of their destruction of it, in particular by the ancient Athenians. - http://www.aug.edu/langlitcom/humanitiesHBK/handbook_htm/greek_life.htm

Greek Philosophy__ Enormous site about ancient Greece and the origins of Greek philosophy. - illustrated - From Friesian School - http://www.friesian.com/greek.htm

The Greeks __ Several papers dealing with different aspects of ancient Greek life. - some are illustrated - From Rich East High School - http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/Greeks.html

Historical Overview of Greece __ Page after page of facts. "This site's author, Mr. Thomas Martin, doesn't seem to have missed a trick." - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Secondary/TRM_Overview/index.html

Historyforkids (Greece) __ Wide-ranging site about ancient Greek civilization and daily life in ancient Greece. This is good introductory material for the younger grades. - illustrated - From History for Kids - http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/

History of Herodotus __ The full online text of the History of Herodotus - By Herodotus and MIT. - http://classics.mit.edu/Herodotus/history.html

Man Who Gave Away 500 Tons of Gold in One Day, The __ An unusual account of Alexander and his defeat of the Persian army. - http://www.tyler-adam.com/60.html

The Olympian Gods __ This marvelous website takes a little navigation but you will find an excellent set of images and texts about the Greek gods. - illustrated - From Laurel Bowman - http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/gods.html

Origins of Greek Pottery __ "There is no disputing about tastes. The Greek was no less a man of taste than the American, though he preferred to drink wine at feasts from a black earthen kylix decorated in red, or a red cup with paintings in black. He had glass, and plenty of thin and beautiful glass, in cups and goblets of varied form." It is a fascinating tale and you will find a good introduction here. - illustrated - From Pagewise Inc. - http://www.2020site.org/greece/

Red Figure Vases __ About how ancient Greeks made those red figured vases. - step by step through the process. - http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/rfmenu.htm

Sfakia People and the Dorians __ About the Dorian migrations and what their contribution to ancient Greek civilization was. They brought with them what would be a new marvel for the Greeks -- iron. - http://www.sfakia-crete.com/sfakia-crete/dorians-sfakia.html

Slide Show __ Here you will find two slide shows dealing with ancient Greek and classic costume. Pictures of ancient Greece - illustrated - From University of Kentucky - http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/slides/selectshow.html

Thais - Greek Architecture - Iconographic Index __ You will find the architecture of ancient Greek civilization divided by era. - illustrated - From THAIS.IT - Architettura - http://www.thais.it/architettura/greca/indici/ind_civiltagreca_uk.htm

Thomas R. Martin, An Overview of Classical Greek History from Homer to Alexander __ This remarkable online book also contains over 3000 text links to related subjects in the Perseus directory. An excellent place to begin a study of ancient Greece. - From Tufts College - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=1999.04.0009

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