Ancient Greek Newspaper Project

Some important events with Links to the Greeks Multimedia Project and Other Sites

Choose one event to research for the Greek Newspaper Project. Follow the links back to the Greeks Multimedia Project or other websites for additional information and visuals.

• Solon's Reforms in Athens - Council of 400 Established (about 594 B.C.)
  1. "The Greeks Multimedia Project, BP 4: Who Was Solon?"
  2. Solon's Reforms (from Perseus Project, Tufts University) gives details about the reforms of Solon and the economic/political crisis in Athens.
• Death of Solon - Pisistratus Takes Over Athens as Tyrant (560 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, BP 5: "How Pisistratus Took Power" and BP 6: "Pisistratus Rules as Tyrant and Reforms the Economy".
  2. Pisistratus (information from on-line encyclopedia).
• Hippias Driven Out of Athens! Cleisthenes Takes Over - (510 B.C.)
  1. "The Greeks Multimedia Project, CS: C3: Cleisthenes Topples Hippias"
• Cleisthenes Exiled! 700 Athenian Families and Other "Accursed" Sent Out of Athens (508 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, CS: C4: "Cleisthenes' First Period of Power" and CS: C6: "Revolution in Athens"
• Athenians Rebel Against Isagoras - Cleisthenes Recalled to Athens (507 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Cs: C6: "Revolution in Athens" and CS: C7: "Cleisthenes Recalled"
• Reforms of Cleisthenes call for New Government - "Democracy" (507 - 502 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, BP 10: "The Reforms of Cleisthenes"
  2. Read more about the Government After the Changes Made By Cleisthenes. This short article tells about how male citizens could participate in the early democracy.
  3. Politics in Athens (part of the Portland University Greek Civilization for Kids Project) tell of this new "democracy" and who really could participate in decision-making.
• Persian Empire Advances - The Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Events Page: "The Battle of Marathon"
  2. Hellas:Net tells about Warfare in Hellas (the Greek World) with many links describing weapons, battles, strategies, including naval warfare, and important battles in Greek history. Learn about the use of hoplites (heavily armed and armored foot-soldiers). Learn about the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E.
• Themistocles Persuades Athens to Build a Navy - Oracles Calls for a "Wooden Wall" - Athens Evacuated and Burned! (480 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Themistocles Character Study, T5 "Themistocles Persuades Athens to Build a Navy", T6: "Attica in Panic", BP 22: "Themistocles' Order for Athens to be Abandoned"
  2. Themistocles (part of the Portland University Greek Civilization for Kids Project) tells of his life and his emphasis on ships for defense.
• Sea Battle of Salamis - Persians Defeated! (480 B.C.)
  1. "Greeks Multimedia Project, T7 and Events Page: The Battle of Salamis"
  2. Hellas:Net tells about Warfare in Hellas (the Greek World). Learn more about the important Sea Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C.E. against the Persians.
  3. Sea Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. against the Persians (Hellas:Net)
• The Persians Invade! Suicide Mission Led by Leonidas and his Brave Soldiers (480 B.C.)
  1. "The Greeks Multimedia Project, BP 20: The Persians Invade - Thermopylae"
• Themistocles and the Walls of Athens - Are We Safe from Sparta? (479 B.C.)
  1. "The Greeks Multimedia Project, CS: T8: Themistocles and the Aftermath of War"
• War Hero Themistocles Ostracized from Athens (470 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, CS: T10: Themistocles' Ostracism
• Pericles Becomes Popular with Common People - Seen as New Leader of Athens (460 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Character Study, P1: "Pericles ", P2 "Pericles Enters Public Life".
• Pericles Starts Acropolis Project - Is this Our Golden Age? (447 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, P5 "The Acropolis Built", P7 "Pericles Triumphant - Athens at its Height"
• Pericles Persuades Athens to Go to War Against Sparta - Peloponnesian War Starts (431 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, P8 "Pericles Persuades Athens to Go to War" and BP 36: "Pericles' Funeral Oration in Depth" and BP 37: "The Reasons for the Peloponnesian War in More Detail".
• Plague Strikes Athens - Thousands Die (430 B.C.)
  1. Greeks Multimedia Project, P9: "Plague Strikes Athens" and BP 38: "The Plague - Thucydides Account of the Plague"
• Pericles - After Being Stripped of Power - Dies (427 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, P10: "The Long Death of Pericles"
  2. Pericles - A biographical home page and another about Pericles from Portland State's Greek Civ for Kids.
  3. Pericles' Funeral Oration (a famous speech during the war with Sparta reported by the historian Thucydides ) from the World Civilizations site by T. Hooker, Washington State University.
• Athens Looses Sicilian Campaign - Spartan Power Spreads (412 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Peloponnesian War, 5: "The Sicilian Campaign" and 6: Athens Refuses to Be Defeated"
• Athens Defeated by Spartan Navy under Lysander (405 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Peloponnesian War, 8: "Downfall" and 9: "Defeat of Athenian Navy by Lysander"
• New Government Put Into Place - Thousands Killed or Exiled - Thirty Tyrants Ends Democracy (404 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, 10: The Tyranny of the Thirty"
• Democracy Restored! Critics Such as Socrates Put on Trial (399 B.C.)
  1. The Greeks Multimedia Project, Socrates Character Study S1 - 8;
  2. Socrates (from University of Evansville) is introduced as Athens' critic, for which he was condemned to death.

Sports - More Resources for the Sports Section

• The Greeks Multimedia Project, BP 2 "The Olympic Games"
• The Olympics - from the Perseus Project
• Portland State University's Greek Civilization for Kids: The Ancient Olympic Games
• Beyond the Olympics, there were "Other Games" (from ThinkQuest)

Greek Drama & Dance - More Resources for Entertainment Review

• The Greeks Multimedia Project, BP 35, "Leisured Life: The Gymnasia and the Theatre"
• The Panathenaic Festival included athletic competitions as well as other events such as music, poetry, and processions.
• Ancient Greek Theater (part of The History Ring) tells about Ancient Greek Theater, The actors and the chorus, The organization of the tragic contests, Clothes and scenic appearance, Masks, and more.
• The Ancient Greek World - Men's Life Index from the museum at the University of Pennsylvania tells about daily life of the men.
• The Ancient Greek World - Women's Life from the museum at the University of Pennsylvania tells about daily life of the women.
• Greek Dance (from Mr. Donn's site) briefly mentions Greek dance and other forms of recreation.
• The Panathenaic Festival included athletic competitions as well as other events such as music, poetry, and processions.
• Greek Gift of Music (Portland State's Greek Civilization for Kids) introduces Greek music which is further explained at Music and Religion, and Musical Instruments.

Everyday Life - Some things to buy and sell in Athens (for Ads)

• Portland State's Greek Civ for Kids: Clothing and Costume in Ancient Greece tells of the common fabrics used in Greek clothing, and the styles of clothing worn by the Greeks.
• Ancient Greek Costume Links includes images of jewelry, hair styles, clothing for men, women, soldiers, and more.
• Greek Jewellery - 5000 years of tradition - Ancient Greek Jewelry provides excellent photographs of necklaces, bracelets, belts, earrings, and more.
• Portland State's Greek Civ for Kids: Greek Foods and How to Prepare Them tells of common foods and provides some recipes which can be made by students.
• A brief introduction to ancient Greek diet and agriculture and to the animals which the hunted or fished is found at Portland State's Greek Civilization for Kids: Agriculture (plants & animals) with an additional site on Ancient Greek Agriculture. This was written by college students to assist middle school students in research reports.
• Ancient Greek World - Economy (University of Pennsylvania Museum site) tells about the coins, trade items, manufactured goods, and more through museum pieces.