Curated OER
Classical Greece
Studying ancient Greek culture, literature, and architecture is a great way to begin a unit on world cultures - or to start reading Antigone or other Greek dramas. Detailing the social aspects of ancient Greek life, this presentation...
Curated OER
7th Grade Social Studies: Chapter 10, Greek City-States
Doubling as a lecture and series of class activities, this presentation takes your students through many important aspects of ancient Greek culture. In addition to great information about ancient Greece, the presentation intersperses...
Curated OER
The History of Ancient Greece
Present facets of Ancient Greek life and politics through direct instruction. Middle schoolers learn about to Greek City States, Sparta, Athenian Democracy and the Peloponnesian War by way of a class lecture. They use their text books to...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Peloponnesian War
This resource provides a history of the Peloponnesian War, the cause, and the battles that ensued.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Acharnians
This anti-war play, first produced in January, 426 B.C. by Aristophanes, is presented here. Footnotes aid in understanding terms and names. Multiple digital formats of the full text are available.
BBC
Bbc: Critics and Critiques of Athenian Democracy
Examine the different arguments for and against democracy by ancient Greek leaders and philosophers. The main critique of democracy came down to the question of whether we trust the masses to make informed decisions? Follow the rise and...
Yale University
Open Yale Courses: Introduction to Ancient Greek History
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...
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Greco Roman
Instead of rule by a single person, Athens and Rome developed governments with widespread participation by male elites, which lasted about 170 years in Athens and about 480 years in Rome. This article discusses the rise of the Greek and...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Agesilaus by Plutarch
A translation of Plutarch by John Dryden. Site contains a biography of Agesilaus, a famous Spartan king.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Lysander by Plutarch
MIT's Internet Classics Archive offers a biography of Lysander, great Spartan naval commander and statesman, by Plutarch.
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: The Delian League
This site from the Fordham University provides extensive discussion on the first and second Delian Leagues, the origin and history, the problems that arose, how the league was governed, and the destruction of the league.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Thucydides
This site from the Fordham University provides an extensive biography of Thucydides and his writing of history. It details his life as a statesman, traveller and writer. He was schooled in rhetoric and philosophy. His intention in...
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World Men's Life: History of Warfare
This resource provides a look at the warring tactics of the ancient Greeks and the Persian War, and their impact on the daily life of men. Includes photographs of Greek depictions of war and links to information about Greek chariots,...
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.
Other
Bernard Suzanne: Sicily
A description of Sicily, its history, and links to other towns and cities connected to Sicily. Click for a map.
Other
Suzanne Bernard: Thebes
A general description and history of Thebes. Cites references to Thebes in ancient authors such as Herodotus and Plato. Includes links to a map.
Other
Tulane University: Athenian Empire: 480 404 Bc: Timeline for Peloponnesian War
A great timeline which gives an overview of the major events of the war. The timeline is broken down into three sections: The Archidamian War, the Peace of Nicias and the Decelean War.
Other
Greece Through the Peloponnesian War
A lecture on the history of Greece from the Archaic period (Dark Ages) through the end of the Peloponnesian War. The author discusses the major events and leaders in Greek history.
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.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Alcibiades
Encyclopedia entry on the gifted Athenian statesmen, Alcibiades. Includes map, photos, timeline and links to related material.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Thucydides
Provides a brief biography of Thucydides as an aristocrat and explains the reasons he wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Battle of Aegospotami
The Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC resulted in the destruction of the Athenian navy in the Peloponnesian War and led directly to Athens' final defeat by Sparta in the following year. Read the details of the battle at this site.