Greece
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Links
The Ancient Olympics
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Includes a comparison of ancient and modern Olympics, essays about the history of the Olympics, and stories of ancient Olympic athletes.
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html
How would you have behaved if you had lived in ancient Sparta? Or in ancient Athens? Or in Corinth, Argos or Megara? Meet the Greeks!
The Ancient Greek World
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Topics include land and time, daily life, economics, and religion.
The Athenian Court System
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/2/84.02.08.x.html#b
(vs the American court system) Government in ancient Athens, a city-state in ancient Greece
Ancient Greece for Children ( 430 BCE )
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/greece.htm
A family from Sparta and a family from Athens are at war. Follow their fortunes through good and bad. Discover what it was like to live in Greece circa 430 BCE, how democracy gave way to tyranny, and how Alcibiades kept changing sides.
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/
Introduction to ancient Greek history, culture, politics, art and warfare. Includes timeline from 1400 B.C. to 337 B.C., map, a look at life in Athens, and ancient Greek language lessons. From PBS.
Electronic Passport to Ancient Greece
http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html
Brief look at the civilization and its influence on the way people live today.
The Great Alexander
http://wso.williams.edu/~junterek/
Illustrated site traces the conqueror's life from his childhood to his death.
Humanities - Greece
http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Greece_gateway.html
An introduction to ancient Greek history from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.