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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Odysseys of Homer, Vol. I

For Students 9th - 10th
This very early translation by George Chapman is offered from its 1857 edition at this site.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Coins of the Demareteion Master

For Students 9th - 10th
The Demareteion Master is the name given to the artist who created the dies for the Demareteion coin and some others in ancient Greece. He is the first known master engraver to have lifted the numismatic art form to the level of...
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Handout
World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Amphipolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry on Amphipolis describes the history of this Athenian colony and provides links to related material, photos, and timeline.
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Website
A&E Television

Biography: Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography presented on the Ancient Greek philosopher provides a good foundation of information about his life.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of links to 20 archaeological sites of Greece, Cyprus, and Italy with temples and places of worship, dating back to ancient times.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Anafi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the Ancient Greece island of Anafi, a small island of the Cyclades, located east of Santorini. It is also known as the Island of the Argonauts.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Corinth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Ancient Corinth, the wealthiest city in the ancient world which was located on the north side of the Peloponnese, in southern Greece, and was the home of Bellerophon (the master of the winged horse Pegasus). It...
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Argos

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the city of Argos, the second oldest city in Ancient Greece and the sanctuary of Hera.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Brauron

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the Ancient Greek city of Brauron, the Sanctuary of Artemis located on the Aegean coast, about 35 km from Athens.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Cephalonia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the Ancient Greek city of Cephalonia, the largest Ionian island which named for the mythical hunter Cephalus.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Eleusis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the Ancient Greek city of Eleusis, the Sacred Place of Demeter and one of the 5 sacred cities of Ancient Greece.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Delos

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the ancient Greek island of Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, which was declared the sacred Island of Antiquity.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Thebes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains where the Ancient Greek city of Thebes, the birthplace of the Greek hero Heracles, was located and provides information about it, a map, and a picture.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford Education History Group: Battle of Thermopylae

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students use primary resources to investigate questions and historian claims about the Battle of Thermopylae. Includes downloadable lesson plan, original documents, and PowerPoint.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Athenian Democracy Sac

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which learners use primary source material from ancient Greece to determine the extent of its democracy. Includes downloads for teacher materials, student materials, PowerPoint and original...
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Iliad by Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents multiple digital formats of this literary work. Edward, Earl of Derby did this translation of Homer's epic.
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Website
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Acropolis Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual tour of the Acropolis Museum in Greece, which documents the history of Athens back to prehistoric times. The first and third floors can be explored, as well as a collection of high-quality photographs of sculptures and...
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Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Introduction to Ancient Greek History

For Students 9th - 10th
Access any of the twenty-four lectures in a university-level course in ancient Greek history up to the time of Alexander. Lectures available in audio, video, or text format. With coverage of Bronze Age Greece, the Persian Wars, the rise...
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Website
Columbia University

Columbia University: Ancient Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ancient architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily. Includes an interactive plan of a 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon, and features the project page for this...
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Graphic
University of Oregon

Mapping History: European History

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
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eBook
Other

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has the complete e-text of the Homeric Hymns. Endnotes are provides.
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Handout
Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Ancient Olympia, an archaeological site of Peloponnese, in southern Greece known as the Cradle of the Olympic Games. The Games were played in Zeus's honor; they dated back to 776 BC and were held every four years.
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Handout
United Nations

Unesco: Archaeological Site of Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website features Olympia, the site of the ancient Greek Olympics. Found here are a description, links, a map, documentation, and photos of its many archaeological treasures.
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Website
Smart History

Smarthistory: Introduction to Greek Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Smarthistory resource with photographs and diagrams of ancient Greek structures in which historian, Dr. Becker, discusses the range and diversity of building type found in Greek architecture. Links to additional resources.