Ancient+Greece

Ancient Greece by Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr. United States of America, Franklin Watts, 1960, 1984



**__Summary/Description__:** The book provides a history of Ancient Greece. Mainly, the book describes the ages of Ancient Greece. Also, it thoroughly describes the kind of people living in the civilization at all times and ages. Included with the description of the people, it describes the cultures, religion, and festivals held in Ancient Greece. Lastly, it describes the warfare of Ancient Greece in thorough detail.

Specifically, this informational book tells you a lot of the Periclean Age of Greece. This age is also known as the Golden Age of Greece. This period of Greece takes place when the great King Pericles ruled Greece. Also, the Athenians where under control of the money, government, and culture. The book goes into great detail of this period in Greece because it is known as the great years of Greece.

__**Beyond the Book**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:

[|Periclean Age] This website gives the user good insight on the Periclean Age of ancient Greece. It describes the story leading up to the age and after the age. Mostly, it describes the period itself. It gives facts from the stories and cultures from the age. It also gives you information on the leader, Pericles. [|Greek Warfare] This website gives you a very large insight in Greek Warfare. It includes all the Greek wars throughout all the ages of Greece. Also, you can find out more about Greek war strategies and their ways of having a successful war. Finally, it also gives you insight on what type of weapons they used and how they used them. [|Ancient Greek Philosophers] On this website you can discover more about the famous Greek philosophers of all time periods of Greece. There is information about their lives, what they taught, and who were their students. Lastly, their are other tabs on the website where you can find out more about the Ancient Greek authors, politicians, historians, and scientists. [|Alexander the Great] This website gives you a a large insight on Alexander the Great. It gives you a summary of his life including the conquering of his kingdom, his ideas on warfare, and his life before he was the ruler of Greece. Lastly, the website gives you information on Alexander the Great's idols, such as Homer. [|Greek Mythology] This website gives you the advanced encyclopedia on the Ancient Greek myths. This site gives you insight about the cultures, Gods, and stories told throughout the ages of Ancient Greece. Also, there is a large list of the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses that can give you information on their stories and information. [|Map of Ancient Greece] This map of Ancient Greece gives you the chance to see where each of the most important cities in Greece at eh time. It shows cities, such as Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Delphi. Also, there is landscape elements on this map that can show you what the land was like. Lastly, there is many other links on the website that can show you maps of individual cities. .