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Videos on Ancient Greece
Parthenon
The Athenian Statesman Pericles built the Parthenon after the Greek army's triumph over the Persians in 479 BC.
Picture from Encyclopedia Britannica
Aristotle and Plato
Picture courtesy of the Vatican. Plato is on the left and Aristotle on the right.
Books on Ancient Greece
A Brief History of Ancient Greece by Call Number: DF 214 .B74 2004ISBN: 0195156811Publication Date: 2004-01-15The story of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small people inhabiting a country poor in resources and divided into hundreds of quarreling states created one of the most remarkable civilizations. Comprehensive and balanced, A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture is a new and shorter version of the authors' highly successful Ancient Greece:
Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece by Call Number: Ref. G 1033 .K66 2003ISBN: 0816052204Publication Date: 2003-05-01Illustrated with maps that are intended to complement the text and highlight the evolution of the civilization, this atlas traces the entire historical, cultural and political progress of the Greeks and examines all aspects of Greek culture.
Websites on Ancient Greece
- Birth of DemocracyAccording to the University of Vermont the world's first democracy occurred in Athens.
- Excerpts from Aristotle's PoliticsA great resource from Fordham University called Ancient History Sourcebook. Aristotle's The Polis from Politics
- History of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesHosted by the Mass. Institute of Technology.