Map of Greece

Worksheets Available

Example

Student Work

Examples of Pieces of Work

Timeline

776 BC First Olympics held c750 BC Homer writes Illiad and Odyssey 508 BC Democracy begins in Athens 490 BC Greeks defeat Persians at Marathon 480 BC Greeks defeat Persians at Salamis 432 BC Parthenon is built 404 BC Sparta defeats Athens 338 BC Philip of Macedonia takes control of Greece 336 - 323 BC Alexander the Great conquers most of the known world 146 BC Rome conquers Greece

Online Resources

Meet the Greeks This site tells you all about the people in the different city states of Ancient Greece.

BBC Ancient Greece A good overview of Athens and the Olympic Games

The Odyssey Game Choose one of the characters from Homer's book and see how successful you are

Darius the Great This is another online game about life in Greece

Reference Books

Dorling Kindersley Ancient Greeks Revealed

Dorling Kindersley Ancient Greek Resource Pack

Videos Available

Ancient Greece: A journey back in time

Software Available

Greek and Roman Mythology

| History | Humanities |