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The ancient Greeks touch your life everyday What Greece has in common with Louisiana and Florida Ancient Greece was a land divided Introduction to the Greek city-states How did Greek civilization begin? Minoan Crete Mycenaean Greece The Mycenaeans in literature: The Iliad and The Odyssey The Greek Dark Age: Tough Times in Ancient Greece More about Homer: why the ancient Greeks loved him so much The beginnings of the classical Greek city-states How did the ancient Greeks fight? Greek colonies in the Mediterranean and elsewhere The Greek tyrants Comparing Sparta and Athens Just how tough were the Spartans? Why was Spartan society so extreme? Spartan women were pretty tough, too. Sparta's form of government How economic woes and bad loans brought democracy to Athens Athens experiences tyranny—and then more democracy The Persians vs. the Greeks After the Battle of Marathon: The Athenians regroup and develop a navy The Battle of Thermopylae The Delian League: the dark side of Athens The Age of Pericles
Just how tough were the Spartans?
Why was Spartan society so extreme?
Spartan women were pretty tough, too.
Sparta's form of government
How economic woes and bad loans brought democracy to Athens
Athens experiences tyranny—and then more democracy
The Persians vs. the Greeks
After the Battle of Marathon: The Athenians regroup and develop a navy
The Battle of Thermopylae
The Delian League: the dark side of Athens
The Age of Pericles