Orlando Shakes
Pericles: Study Guide
Everyone loves a great riddle, right? Everyone except for the characters in Shakespeare's Pericles, who will be killed unless they answer the king's riddle correctly. With the study guide, scholars use words coined by Shakespeare to play...
Curated OER
Pericles and Democracy
In this Athenian democracy activity, students read a 1-page selection about Periclean democracy and then respond to 27 short answer and fill in the blank questions.
Curated OER
Education of the Heart
Sixth graders compare and discuss a given set of quotes by Pericles and Cesar Chavez and how they relate to a peaceful society. They respond to a variety of quotes and discuss the animal issue of animal tested cosmetics then discuss...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Full text of Shakespeare's "Pericles, Prince of Tyre." You can view scenes individually or view the whole text on a single page.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Shakespeare Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Read the full text of Shakespeare's comedy, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre." This play, organized by scene, is accompanied by a brief introduction. Read about the first printings of the play as well as the play's characters and plot.
PBS
Pbs: The Greeks, Pericles
PBS offers a site with excellent resources on the Greeks, including a detailed biography of Pericles.
Other
Sweet Briar College: Athenian Acropolis, Greece
An explanation of the term "acropolis" as well as a description of how the acropolis was used in classical Greece. Also contains extensive information about the Parthenon and Erechtheum, which were built on the Acropolis.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Tales From Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb
Mary Lamb, with the editorial help of her brother, Charles, rewrote twenty of Shakespeare's plays into stories for children. This is a copy of the tex which introduced Shakespeare to many people of all ages throughout the nineteenth and...
BBC
Bbc: The Democratic Experiment
Compare and contrast the Athenian democracy to our current democracy. Study the background of democracy in Athens and the achievements gained under this form of government. Compare the scale, level of participation, and who could become...
Boise State University
European History: The Peloponnesian War
PowerPoint style site traces the beginnings of the Peloponnesian War, the Delian League, and the Archidamian War. Includes references and further reading.
Bryn Mawr College
Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus
A book review of Madeleine Henry's biography of Aspasia. The reviewer presents an overview of Aspasia's life and examines some of the controversy surrounding the famous "courtesan" of fifth century Athens.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Pericles
Plutarch's famous account on the life of Pericles translated by the English poet John Dryden. Provides rich details on such events as the Peloponnesian war and more.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Pericles
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives an extensive discussion on the important acts and achievements of Pericles.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Classical Greece, 500 323 b.c.
Read about the Persian invasion of Greece, the Age of Pericles, the Peloponnesian War, and the culture of Classical Greece.
PBS
Pbs: The Daily Athenia: A Greek Newspaper Project
Lesson designed to help students research daily life in Ancient Greece. Working in groups, students produce sections of an Athenian newspaper.
Indiana University
Indiana University: The Plague in Athens During the Peloponnesian War
Provides the historic background to Thucydides' description of the death caused by the plague and the efforts made to cure the sick.
Other
Sacred Sites: Parthenon
This resource focuses on sacred sites, and provides an excellent, intelligent article written about the Parthenon in Greece. Includes a good photograph as well.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Pericles
Study about the leader of Athens during its golden age of Ancient Greece named Pericles on this site.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Pericles
Cartoon drawing of ancient Athenian statesman Pericles.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pericles
An influential and important leader of Athens during the Athenian Golden Age.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pericles
The Age of Pericles. The interval of about fifty years between the close of the Persian and the beginning of the Peloponnesian war has been called the Age of Pericles, -a somewhat misleading term, as Pericles was at the head of Athenian...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Pericles
So long as Pericles stood at the head of Athens in time of peace, he governed it with moderation and maintained it in safety, and under him it rose to its highest power. And when the war broke out he proved that he had well calculated...