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Aegean Civilization

Discover this detailed description of Aegean civilization from a 1911 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.

http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Aegean_Civilization

( http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Aegean_Civilization )
Read this series of articles on Aegean civilizations, the Homeric epic tradition, and the rise of Greece.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/index.shtml

( http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/index.shtml )
Learn about Aegean civilizations via "Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean."

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

( http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/ )
Read about Minoan civilization.

http://www.ellada.net/crete-info/

( http://www.ellada.net/crete-info/ )
Peruse this timeline of Aegean political history.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/timeline.html

( http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/timeline.html )
Ian Swindale's "Minoan Crete"

http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/minoan/

( http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/minoan/ )
The Mycenaean Civilization and Dark Ages

Read about the rise of Mycenae.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/timeline.html

( http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/timeline.html )
Discover Richard Hooker's resources dedicated to the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greek Dark Ages.

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Edee/MINOA/MINOA.HTM

( http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Edee/MINOA/MINOA.HTM )
Richard Hooker presents Minoan and Mycenaean religion.

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

( http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MINOA/MYCREL.HTM )
Read about "The Collapse of the Mycenaean Palatial Civilization and the Coming of the Dorians."

http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/28.html

( http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/28.html )
Find out about the Greek Dark Ages.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/pre-greece/greekdarkages.html

( http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/pre-greece/greekdarkages.html )
Consider the question: "Why no Literary Relics from Five Centuries?"

http://www.varchive.org/dag/relit.htm

( http://www.varchive.org/dag/relit.htm )
General Archaic Greece Resources

Perseus Digital Library is a comprehensive resource for ancient Greek culture and artifacts.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/

( http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ )
Thesaurus Linguae Grecae offers digital versions of a great many pieces of Greek literature, including those of the Archaic Age.

http://www.tlg.uci.edu/

( http://www.tlg.uci.edu/ )
The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook presents Archaic Greece.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html - Archaic Greece

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html - Archaic Greece )
Richard Hooker presents Archaic Greece.

http://wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/ARCHAIC.HTM

( http://wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/ARCHAIC.HTM )
"The Rise of the Polis" at the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html - The Rise of the Polis

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html - The Rise of the Polis )
Athenian democracy at the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html - Athenian Democracy

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html - Athenian Democracy )
Learn more about ancient Sparta.

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

( http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/sparta.html )
Bronze Age and Archaic Greek Art and Architecture

Explore this in-depth resource on Minoan art and architecture.

http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoan.html

( http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoan.html )
Anton Jansen's "Bronze Age Highways at Mycenae"

http://www.arts.mun.ca/mouseion/1997/jansen/index.html

( http://www.arts.mun.ca/mouseion/1997/jansen/index.html )
Explore images of Mycenae and Archaic kouroi and korai photographed by John Pappas.

http://civ.strangegirl.com/ancientgreecepix.html

( http://civ.strangegirl.com/ancientgreecepix.html )
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents the art of the Archaic period.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/argk/hd_argk.htm

( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/argk/hd_argk.htm )
Art-and-archaeology.com presents Archaic art.

http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/timelines/greece/archaic/archaic.html

( http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/timelines/greece/archaic/archaic.html )
Explore these examples of Archaic Greek architecture.

http://www.arthist.umn.edu/aict/html/ancient/garchaic.html

( http://www.arthist.umn.edu/aict/html/ancient/garchaic.html )
Perseus presents the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/architindex?entry=Aegina,Temple+of+Aphaia

( http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/architindex?entry=Aegina,Temple+of+Aphaia )
Greek Religion and Mythology

Dr. Antony Bulloch presents resources on ancient Greek religion and mythology.

http://www.greekreligion.org/

( http://www.greekreligion.org/ )
Dr. Antony Bulloch presents resources on ancient Greek religion and mythology.

http://www.greekmyth.org/

( http://www.greekmyth.org/ )
Greek mythology presented via primary source texts and images

http://web.uvic.ca/grs/department_files/classical_myth/index.html

( http://web.uvic.ca/grs/department_files/classical_myth/index.html )
Explore Greek mythology as compiled by Carlos Parada.

http://www.maicar.com/GML/

( http://www.maicar.com/GML/ )
See this family tree of the Greek gods.

http://www.hol.gr/greece/godsft.htm

( http://www.hol.gr/greece/godsft.htm )
Explore the Homeric Hymns in translation.

http://omacl.org/Hesiod/hymns.html

( http://omacl.org/Hesiod/hymns.html )
Read Cora Angier Sowa's "Traditional Themes and the Homeric Hymns."

http://www.minervaclassics.com/tthh.htm

( http://www.minervaclassics.com/tthh.htm )
Explore the Mythweb.

http://www.mythweb.com/

( http://www.mythweb.com/ )
How faithfully do the characters and situations in the Homeric epics match up with actual Greek beliefs?

http://classics.uc.edu/~johnson/myth/homer.html

( http://classics.uc.edu/~johnson/myth/homer.html )
Find out about Hercules, also known as Herakles, the mythological Greek hero.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/

( http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/ )
Review Steven Kreis's lecture on Homer and the Greek Renaissance.

http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture5b.html

( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture5b.html )
Explore the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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

( http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html )
The Trojan War and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Was there a Trojan War?

http://www.archaeology.org/0405/etc/troy.html

( http://www.archaeology.org/0405/etc/troy.html )
View images of the Trojan War from period material culture.

http://www.temple.edu/classics/troyimages.html

( http://www.temple.edu/classics/troyimages.html )
Carlos Parada presents the mythology of the Trojan War.

http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/TrojanWar.html

( http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/TrojanWar.html )
Read about the Trojan War and the Dorian invasion.

http://home.swipnet.se/%7Ew-63448/grekhist2.htm

( http://home.swipnet.se/%7Ew-63448/grekhist2.htm )
See this "Study Guide for Reading Homer's Iliad."

http://www.temple.edu/classics/iliadho.html

( http://www.temple.edu/classics/iliadho.html )
Discover Antony Bulloch's "The Real Achilles."

http://www.greekmyth.org/Achilles.htm

( http://www.greekmyth.org/Achilles.htm )
See this "Study Guide for Homer's Odyssey."

http://www.temple.edu/classics/odysseyho.html

( http://www.temple.edu/classics/odysseyho.html )
Learn about Homer's hero, Odysseus.

http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/

( http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/ )
Explore this guide to understanding the Odyssey through Greek mythology.

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/morse/homer_odyssey/

( http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/morse/homer_odyssey/ )
Learn about "Homeric singing" through this site on ancient Greek music.

http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kal/agm/

( http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kal/agm/ )
Greek Science and Medicine

Find out about the origins of medicine from Homer to Hippocrates.

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/

( http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/ )
Learn about ancient medicine, from Mycenae to Rome.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgajpd/medicina antiqua/

( http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgajpd/medicina antiqua/ )
Explore this exhibit on the ancient Olympics at the Perseus Project.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/

( http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/ )
Explore this guide to the ancient Olympics from Archeology.

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/

( http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/olympics/ )
Explore images from various Panhellenic Games sites (Delphi, Nemea, Olympia) photographed by John Pappas.

http://civ.strangegirl.com/ancientgreecepix.html

( http://civ.strangegirl.com/ancientgreecepix.html )
Discover Nemea, site of the Nemean Games.

http://www.nemea.org/

( http://www.nemea.org/ )
Discover Nemea, site of the Nemean Games.

http://nemeacenter.berkeley.edu/

( http://nemeacenter.berkeley.edu/ )
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents ancient Greek athletics via extant art from the period.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/athl/hd_athl.htm

( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/athl/hd_athl.htm )







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