Greek History Resources Traditionally, the study of the Greek History has been facilitated by dividing the historical periods into three larger units: Ancient Greece, Byzantium and Modern Greek History. Overall, 5,000 years of history are covered in the following links.
General Resources and Synopses Greek History Pages. GREECE: Modern History. The Byzantine Empire. Ancient Greece. Kostas Douridas Links compiled by Kostas Douridas refering to Greek historical events (in Greek). Greek Links To Ancient Greek History Links that can be used in the classroom to teach Ancient Greece. History A very brief summary of the Greek history. Greece History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System Greek History from the CIA factbook. A Detailed Chronology of Greek History A timeline of the Greek History from 3000 BC to today. FOCUS on GREECE - History Timeline of the Greek history. History of Greece Timeline of the Greek History. General resources Ancient Greece - history, mythology, art, culture and architecture. Information and links about history, geography, mythology, art, culutre and architecture in Ancient Greece The Ancient Greek World Vitual Gallery from the Museum at the University of Pennsylvania. Classical Atlas Project An Atlas of the Classical world. BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Greek history Scholarly resources for a deeper study on Ancient Greece. Historical diagram: Hellas An outiline of the major events from Prehistory to the fall of the last Hellenistic Kingdom to the Romans. Images from World History: Classical Greece An excellent site with a lot of images depicting the ancient Greek culture. Greek.htm Ancient Greek history for kids. History for Kids! A great site for teaching Greek history to children by the Portland University. The Greeks Interactive site about Ancient Greece from PBS.org. The City-States: Athens, Sparta, Mycenae and others. City States - Social Structure - Government The development of the Greek city states. The Greek city states A brief overview of the establishment of the city states with a lot of great links. Ancient Greece: Athens The developments that led to the birth of the democracy in Athens. The Ancient Greek City State of Sparta Information about Sparta. Everything Spartan, Lakonian and Messenian A great site about Ancient Sparta, Messinia, and the Messinian Wars. Also, a lot of links to information about the ancient world and pictures. As a modern Spartan, I really feel honored to include this site in the list. Sparta One more site with a lot of links to myths, legends, everyday life and biography of important personalities, espcially Lycourgos and Pausanias. The other Greek city-states Information about the cities. Mycenae Information about the Aegean civilization. Mycenae Art- Archaelogical Museum of Athens Images from artifacts found during excavations in the Mycenae site. Mycenae Images of the ruins from the civilization of Mycenae, as they exist today. Ancient Greek Cities(Sikyon/Sicyon, Athens) A virtual tour of the ancient Greek cities. Daily life Daily Life Ancient Greece Agreat site for teaching about the everday life in Ancient Greece to children, also great links to a wealth of resources for the classroom. Greek City States and Daily Life Hotlist (for kids) The Greeks : Spotlight on Ancient Greeks A lot of information about the daily life in Greece. History for Kids! Greek Clothing. Greek Food (for kids) Ancient Cuisine A short aricle. Slavery in Ancient Greece Informative article about the use of slaves in Ancient Greece. Women in Ancient Greece A site with several pages explaining the life of the ancient Greek women. Ancient Greek Theater A lot of information and links about the Theatre in Ancient Greece. Introduction to Theatre An excellent site for teaching the various forms of playwriting. Didaskalia: Introduction to Greek Stagecraft A wonderful introduction to the Ancient Greek theatre with diagrams of the parts of a theatre, 3D reconstruction of the theatre of Dionysos in Athens, and galleries of pictures from ancient theatre remains. The ELAC Guide to Ancient Greek Theatre An image rich article explaining the ancient art of theatre and its evolution from Thespis's first attempts to the great dramatists of Athens. Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus Wonderful images from one of the best preserved ancient theatres in the world. The Greek Theatre Origins of the ancient drama, parts of the theatre, parts (format) of a tragedy (prolog, parodos, episodes, stasima, and exodus). Greek Plays and Playwrights A fantastic site with lists of the plays written by the four greatest dramatists (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes and Aristophanes) and comments on the playscripts. Greek Tragic Conventions A great overview of the greek drama (tragedies). GreekTime A visual image-timeline of the greek theatre. Ancient Olympics The meaning of the Olympics for the Ancient Greeks. Ancient Olympics-The games they played A nice page explaining the olympic games to kids. The Olympic Games in the Ancient Hellenic World: A Virtual Museum The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games About the Ancient Olympic Games with links to the Athens Olympics 2004. Also, virtual museum of Ancient Olympia. Olympia The ancient Olympia site in pictures. A Tour of Ancient Olympia The Olympic Games in the Ancient Times. Greek religion Greek Religion A site for kids. Greek Mythology-Myth Web A great site to teach mythology to kids. Greek Mythology Today A students' website for teaching mythology to young people. Greek Mythology A great resource on the greek mythology with brief articles on the names of the mortals or immortals and quick reference to the sources Classical Mythology One more reference site on Greek mythology with the Roman version of it as well. Bulfinch's Mythology, 'The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes' An e-text containing ancient myths and fables. The Greek Gods Images of the 12 main Deities of the ancient Greek religion. PANTHEON A great site that organizes the complex system of Ancient Greek Gods as found in the classic literature. Ancient Greek temples Anatomy of a temple and a gallery of images. Great site! Greek Art & Science Ancient Greek Music A collection of sounds of the ancient Greek music as preserved in the documents. MUSIC OF ANCIENT GREEKS-Early Epic and Lyrical Poetry Audio files and english translation of original ancient Greek songs. Ancient Greek Music A concise overview of the Ancient Greek music. Greek Music and the Greek Gods An article on the character of the ancient Greek music. ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 4 Ancient Greece A wonderful collection of masterpieces of the Ancient Greek Art. Some are preserved in the Greek and international museums while others exist as ruins in the archaelogical sites. A great feature of the site is the division of the art into trends like Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenean Art etc. Also, links to the Seven Wonders of the world. Ancient Greek Art Lesson An introduction to the arts of sculpting, painting and architecture. Ancient Greek Art & Architecture Mark Harden's Artchive: Sculpture Garden - GREEK A site dedicated to the Ancient Greek Art of Sculpture. Greek Jewellery Art. Greek Pottery art A page with links explaining the parts of a vase and the various decorative schemes adopted. The Internet Classics Archive | Browse Ancient Greek authors and their works (full texts translated in English), forum and links about the various works. Ancient Greek Mathematics The greatest Greek Mathematicians. >The Origins of Greek Mathematics An article describing the evolution and geatest accomplishments of the greek mathematical thinking. Foundations of Greek Geometry Thalis, Pythagoras and Plato. Ancient Greek Science Information about the ancient scientists and their theories. The Troyan War Trojan War A synopsis of the events from the History Channel website. The Trojan War A great site about the war. TheTrojan War Myth in Ancient Art Images from ancient vases depicting the war events. The Legend of the Trojan WarVariations found on the myth. Bulfinch's Mythology, The Age of Fable - Chapter 27, Part 1: The Trojan War. Ancient Greek Wars Great links to Troyan, Persian and Peloponnesian Wars and Alexander the Great. The Persian Wars Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars A synopsis of the events. History - Classical: Persian Wars Events, maps and illustrations. Portland State University Greek Civilization Topics The Persian War for kids. The Story of Mankind - THE PERSIAN WARS HWC, The Persian Wars Description of the events. Dr. J's Illustrated Persian Wars A presentation of the events with illustrations. Ancient Greek Wars Great links to Troyan, Persian and Peloponnesian Wars and Alexander the Great. Herodotus: The Persian Wars An online version of the 9 books about the war written by Herodotus. Athenian Democracy The Development of Athenian Democracy Democracy in Athens. Athens from Cleisthenes to Pericles An online book for a deeper study. The "Golden Age' in Athens. Ancient Greece: The Age of Pericles: The Athenian Empire Rise of Athens as a leader of the states. Dr. J's Illustrated Pericles' Funeral Oration Pericles' building program in Athens. Pericles the Olympian Pericles and his life as presented by Ploutarch. The Acropolis of Athens Images and descriptions. Acropolis Images from various angles. Acropolis' Museum A lot of images from the museum. The Greeks Here you can find a 3D animation of Parthenon, explanation of how it was built in a video clip, and educational activities for the classroom. The PARTHENON An article describing the Parthenon with pictures of the ruins and sketches illustrating how it was when it was built. The Ancient City of Athens Wonderful images from the ancient city. From the list, please, note Pnyx, the meeting place of the democratic assembly, something similar to today's Legislature. Most of the ancient orations have been exclaimed from the Bema (the Speaker's Platform-Pondium). TVM Entry Floor: Classic Period Greek Art A wonderful collection of pictures of Greek art. The Ancient City of Athens Images of archaeological sites and remains in Athens. Pericles on Athenian Democracy Pericles talks about the Athenian Democracy in one of his orations. The Acropolis Athenian Acropolis Images of the Acropolis from different views. The Parthenon A great article explaining the architectural techniques employed in the construction of the Parthenon. The importance of the Elgin Marbles Parthenon Frieze and its symbolism A magnificent site describing the friezes of Parthenon (the Elgin Marbles as they were named after Lord Elgin who took the Parthenon Marbles to England) with pictures and sketches illustrating Fideus's work. The Peloponnesian War HWC, The Peloponnesian War Articles about the war events. Peloponnesian War - Wikipedia An outline of the war events, links and references to the sources. Peloponnesian war A summary of the war with a map. History - Classical: Peloponnesian War The war events and a map. Peloponnesian war A great page about the War from the Joined Professionals of Laconia (Sparta). Ancient Greece for kids A great site to teach the events and effects of the Peloponnesian War to kids. The Greeks - <b>The Reasons for the Peloponnesian War in More Detail The reasons for the Peloponnesian War. Epic of the Peloponnesian War: Historical Commentary The three phases of the war and an account of the major events. Epic of the Peloponnesian War: Historical Commentary Comments on the war events with references to the sources. Kagan’s <I>The Peloponnesian War</I> by Mackubin T. Owens An article about Kagan's Peloponnesian war. The Internet Classics Archive | The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides The 8 books about the War written by Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War By Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration The oration presented on Pericles' Funeral. About the Greek warfare Ships of the Ancient Greeks Images of ships built by Ancient Greeks. The Trireme Expains the shipbuilding techiques for the Trireme. Ancient Greek Naval Warfare The tactics emploed by the Greeks in sea warfare with maps explaining ship manourves in famous battles (as described by the historians). The Hoplites A great site about the hoplites, the ancient Greek infantry soldiers with a lot of pictures and references to the major battles of Thermopylae and Marathonas. Hoplites A short article about the Greek infantrymen. Ancient Greek Battles Description of famous Greek battles. Weaponry and Warfare of Ancient Greece A great page about the Ancient Greek Army and a lot of links. HELLAS:NET - History A great presentation of the organisation of the Greek army and the role it played in establishing the empire. The site explains the evolution of the army through the centuries of warfare up to the introduction of the Macedonian phalanx by Alexander the Great. After the War: Competition for leadership After the Peloponnesian War A short outline of the events. Ancient Greece: The Spartan Hegemony: 404-371 BC The short rise of Sparta as leader of the Greek states. f. The Spartan Hegemony. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History Asummary of the events. Ancient Greece: The Theban Hegemony: 371-362 BC Sparta is defeated at Leuktra and Theba rises as the leader of the Greek city-states. Ancient Greece: The Second Athenian Empire: 362-338 BC Athens's second Hegemony. Macedonia History - Hellenistic: Philip The rein of Philip and the rise of Macedonia. Museums of Macedonia, Greece — Archaeological Museum Hellenistic Art. Hellenistic Period An overview of the historic period. Alexander the Great The development of the events until his death. The story of Bucephalus and Alexander the Great A nice story about Alexander and his horse as described by Ploutarch. ALEXANDER THE GREAT, Project by JJP A great site about Alexander the Great. HWC, Alexander the Great Life and major battles. The Battle of Gaugamela An account of the battle with maps of the military movements between Darius' and Alexander's army. The Battle of Issus Description of the battle with images. The Battle of Hydaspes Description of the battle with images. Alexander the Great history project home page A site dedicated to Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great on the Web Articles on Alexander written by students of the period. Alexander the Great by Ploutarch. History of Macedonia History of this Nothern part of Greece throughout the centuries, including history of Thessaloniki. The site also includes several sources. Hellenism The events that led to the decline of Hellenism and the fall of Greece to Rome. Hellenistic Civilization -- an almost Modern World A great article about the period and excellent resource about the cultural climate that led to Christianity. Macedonia after Alexander the Great. Summaries Byzantine history - a summary A short presentation of the historical character of Byzantium. Byzantium: History (a summary). The Byzatnine Empire A summary. Also, an explanation where the word "Byzantium" came from. Chronology of Early Byzantine History A very concise presentation of the events. Images Images from World History: Early Byzantine history (7 - 11th c. A.D.) Images depicting the daily life in theByzantium. History ByzNet Byzantine Studies on the Net A site dedicated to the study of the byzantine history that includes a summary of the historical period, lists of emperors, links, byzantine art and coins. Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page Information and links. Map of the geographical area of Byzantium. Germanic Tribes The invasion of the Germanic tribes from the North weakened the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire The division of the Roman empire into East and West facilitated the adminstration. The capital was moved from Rome to Constantinople. As the majority of the population were christians, they began to play greater role in the public affairs. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE A description of the major eras of the Byzatnine History and the most influential emperors. Chronological Table of Byzantine Emperors A list of all the emperors from 284 A.D. until 1453 when Konstantinos Palaelogos was captured by Mehmet II of the Othoman Turks. The Rise of the Turks and the Ottoman Empire An overview of the characteristics of the Truks and the Ottoman Empire of the time. Fall of Constantinople, 1453 An account of the events that led to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. Also, an exerpt of the poem "Death and Resurrection of Konstantinos Palaelogos" written by Odysseus Elytis. Byzantine and Medieval Studies Links Links to information about all aspects of daily life in Byzantium and Constantinople. Also, ecclesiastic texts. The Glory of Byzantium - Metropolitan Museum of Art An online exploration of Byzantium with reference to history, timelines and art. Byzantine Art Byzantine Art of Icons An excellent presentation of beautiful icons characteristic of the ecclessiastc art. ART HISTORY RESOURCES: Part 7 Art of the Middle Ages Byzantine Art with a great number of links to byzantine museums of Greece, monasteries, church interiors, wall decor, image galleries etc. The study has been divided into periods that depict the political influences on the art. It is interesting to check images from the iconoclastic period, when icons were regarded as the "gospels of the masses". Also, byztex.html, an online exhibit of textiles used in church liturgy and woship. Byzantine Architecture Project Byzantine Music A site dedicated to the musical expression of the Orthodox Christian hymnology, the main literal form in Byzantium. Byzantine music with audio files (religious site) A great site with audio files of byzantine hymns and lyturgy songs as chanted in the Greek Orthodox Church. The site includes pages of virtual reality from interiors of Orthodox Churches. Byzantine Music on the Net Links to information and sound files. Archive of Papers & Watermarks in Greek Manuscripts The effort to preserve the Ancient Greek works led to the development of the art. St. Pachomius Library An online archive of Orthodox Christian texts. Byzantine Daily life The Byzantine World Images of clothes. 1Up Info > Modern Greek History, Biographies - Encyclopedia Biographies of several important names of Modern Greece. Modern European and Greek History A great resource on Modern Greece: 19the century, Asia Minor events, 1st World War, Balkan Wars, 2nd World War, German Occupation, National Resistance, and the Civil War (the last one is under construction). (The site is in Greek, English version will come soon). Modern Greek History Links Hundrends of links to the Modern Greek History events by Douridas (in Greek). brief history greece A summary of the Modern Greek History. Greece A short article outlining the major events of modern Greek History from Portland University. Modern Greece -- Primary Documents Online texts of important documents of the Modern Greek History invaluable for reference to sources. The Ottoman Rule\ Greece : History : Medieval Greece to Ottoman Rule The War for Independence Venetian and Ottoman Rule A summary of the events. The War of Independence A short presentation of the war that led to the Independent Greek state after 400 years of subjection to the Ottoman Rule. The conditions for the War An oultine of the events that led to the war. Greek War of Independence Timeline Timeline and summary of the events. War of Greek Independence A great overview of the major events. Ottoman Empire Greece Independence War 1821-1832 The coutries involved, casualties and dates of the involvement. Greek Revolution 1821 A page with presentations of the key personalities of the war: Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Kanaris, Makriyannis, Mavrogenous, Bouboulina, Mialoulis, Nikitaras,and Papaflessas. Kolokotronis, Theodore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001Information about the legendary Greek General. Ypsilanti, Greek family Biography of this prominent politican of the period. War of Independence, 1821 A site with a lot of images and links. The Greek Revolution (1821-1822) A map of the area and links to pre-revoluationary rebellions in Macedonia. The Revolution of 1821 A page about the revolution for kids with a lot of links to historical novels, imaginary interviews with the heros of the battles, and images (in Greek). WHKMLA : History of Greece, 1822-1832 The New Independent State of Greece WHKMLA : History of Greece, 1832-1863 A short outline of the events. The Presidency of Kapodistrias The struggles to rebuild on the ruins. Ioannis Kapodistrias Biography of the first Greek president. History of Greece, 1832 - 1863 1st World War Greece in WWI A very short summary of the events and links. The National Archives | The First World War A lot of information and maps. The First World War Information about the world and the battles from the History Channel. World War I Links to a multitude of resources about the War. Greece : History : The Balkan Wars to the 1930s Information about the historical period and links. The Balkan Wars The First Balkan War A short summary of the war events. The Balkan Wars fom Wikipedia. Balkan Wars from Encarta. Balkan Front A summary of the events with images and a lot of links. Thessaloniki in the Balkan Wars Balkan Wars A short presentation of the events and lots of great links. Eleftherios Venizelos Image. Eleftherious Venizelos Biography and political work. Eleutherios Venizelos Biography of this influential political personality. Megali Idea (The Great Dream) What was the Great Dream and how it affected the Greek politics. The Balkan Wars (in Greek) Outline of the events. Inter-war period 2nd World War Second World War-Greece and Krete Asummary of the events and maps. Greece : History : World War II and Civil War The German occupation, the National Resistance and the Civil War. The Second World War in the Occupation (1940-1944) A short description of the events. Oxi Day, 28th October A day of commemoration of the resistance to the German invasion. National Resistance The Resistance (1941-1944) A page courtesy of Ekdotiki Athinon. Resistance, Exiles, and Collaborators Sabotage operations and other enterprises of the National Resistance against the Nazi Occupation. American Hellenic Institute | Modern Greeks National Resistance Reports. The Civil War Greece Civil War 1944-1949 From OnWar.com"The Wars of the World":"...The internecine strife and fierce brutality that characterized the civil war left a lasting legacy of bitterness between segments of the Greek population..." Greek Civil War The events from ThinkQuest Libary. The Greek civil-war (1946-1949) Attempts for Democracy Civilian Politics Resume The events after the civil war. __/ Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs \__Greece afterthe WWII. The Marshall Plan in Greece The reconstruction. The Rise of Karamanlis A very influential political figure from the conservative perspective. Greece : History : Constitutional Government George Papandreou Biography of a great polical leader. Military Law Greece : History : Military Rule The Junta The events and links. George Papadopoulos The leader of the coup. Greece The Junta Falls The events that led to the fall of the Junta. ON THIS DAY | 23 | 1974 Greek military rule gives in to democracy The fall of the junta:news coverage by BBC. Fall of the Military Junta A report on the events by an American living in Athens. Modern Greece Greece : History : The New Greece BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Timeline: Greece Timeline of events of Modern Greece from BBC. Andreas Papandreou A great politician of Modern Greece. Costas Simitis Present Greek Prime Minister. Political Leaders: Greece A list of politicans, the political parties and heads of the state of Modern Greece. List of Prime Ministers of Greece - Wikipedia A list of all Greek Prime Ministers. Greece and the European Community Europa - The European Union On-Line The web site of the European Union. History of Cyprus. |
