info on greece?

Question

im doin a project on greece 4 histroy nd was wounderin where could i get good info on it cept of da internet. plz help

Answer 1

ok
which greek period u have chosen?
the best is the golden century of 5th cent bc
try read some books they are better and give more info
try Jaquillene de Romilly also S.Croix but the best the best book for ancient history is B. Russel and Meiggs the history of Greece untill the death of Alexander the Great u can find it in major online bookstores no need to advertise them now
last if u are interested in Alexander the Great try Guystav Droyssens book (4 books) it is perfect

Answer 2

The textbook I use for Ancient Greece is called "Ancient Greece: A political, social and economic history". It is really good and covers the history from the most ancient times until the death of Alexander the Great.

Answer 3

Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα [e̞ˈlaða] or Ελλάς [e̞ˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [e̞ˌliniˈci ðimo̞kraˈtiˌa]), is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. It is bordered by Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the north and by Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both, parts of the eastern Mediterranean basin, feature a vast number of islands. Greece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is heir to the heritages of classical Greece, the Byzantine Empire,[1] and nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule[2]. Regarded as the cradle of western civilization and being the birthplace of democracy,[3] Western philosophy,[4] the Olympic Games, western literature, political science, major scientific principles and drama[5] (including both tragedy and comedy), Greece has a particularly long and eventful history and a cultural heritage considerably influential in Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Today, Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981 and a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001. Athens, Thessaloniki, Piraeus and Patra are the country's major cities.

The shores of Greece's Aegean Sea saw the emergence of the first advanced civilizations in Europe whose impact is inseparable from today's western institutions and western cultural and political development. In the wake of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, there emerged across the Greek peninsula and islands poleis, or city-states, each with their own distinct social and governmental infrastructure, uniting under Athens and Sparta to repel Persian advance. The conditions had been created for the flowering of Athens and birth of Classical civilization, drawing to a close only with the culmination of the perennial conflict between Athens and Sparta, the Peloponnesian War. Within a century the Greek tribes had been united under the rule of Alexander the Great to roll back Persian gains and herald the Hellenistic era, itself brought only partially to a close with the establishment of Roman rule in 146 BC.

Although the establishment of Roman rule did not break the continuity of Hellenistic society and culture, which remained essentially unchanged until the advent of Christianity, it did mark the end of Greek political independence. The Greek peninsula became a province of Rome, while Greek culture continued to dominate the eastern Mediterranean. When the Roman Empire finally split in two, the Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire and centered around Constantinople (known in ancient times as Byzantium), remained Greek in nature, encompassing Greece itself. During the Byzantine imperial period Greece experienced fluctuating fortunes, but succeeded in Hellenizing and institutionalizing most of its new invaders, and by the late 8th century Greeks from Sicily and Asia Minor were brought in as settlers. The 11th and 12th centuries are said to have been the Golden Age of Byzantine art in Greece, while the crusading epochs between 1204 and 1458 saw Greece hit by a series of non-Orthodox armies in the name of religion. The Byzantine era persisted, nevertheless, until the Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453, to the Ottoman Empire.

Answer 4

Books about Geece:

I Ancient Greece

Adkins, Lesley, and Roy A. Adkins. Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece. Facts on File, 1997. Reprint, Oxford University Press, 1998. A reference work that covers more than three millennia of Greek history; illustrated with 100 photographs, 60 drawings, and 15 maps.

Cartledge, Paul, ed. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press, 1998. A history that offers interpretations of classical Greek culture and strives for an objective viewpoint based on facts. Color illustrations; for readers of all ages.

Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens and Rome. Oxford University Press, 1998. Details what it was like to live in the capital cities of the classical world. For middle school and high school readers.

Freeman, Charles. The Greek Achievement: The Foundation of the Western World. Penguin, 2000. Focuses on the ancient Greeks over nearly 2,000 years, from 1500 B.C. to the conquest of Greece by Rome.

Pomeroy, Sarah B.; Stanley M. Burstein; Walter Dolan; and Jennifer Tolbert Roberts. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Oxford University Press, 1998. A narrative history of ancient Greece that emphasizes the contributions of Greek society; includes 15 illustrations and 17 maps.

Speake, Graham. Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. A two-volume encyclopedia that explores Greece and the Greeks for the 3,500 years of their recorded history.

II For Younger Readers

Connolly, Peter. Ancient Greece. Oxford University Press, 2001. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Hart, Avery, and Paul Mantell. Ancient Greece: 40 Hands-On Activities to Experience this Wondrous Age. Williamson, 1999. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

Honan, Linda, and Ellen Kosmer. Spend the Day in Ancient Greece: Projects and Activities That Bring the Past to Life. Wiley, 1998. A collection of activities and projects for readers in grades 4 to 6.

Malam, John. Gods and Goddesses. Bedrick, 2000. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

Nardo, Don. Greek and Roman Sport. Lucent, 1999. For readers in grades 5 and up.

Nardo, Don. Greek Temples. Watts, 2002. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Nardo, Don. Leaders of Ancient Greece. Lucent, 1999. For middle school and high school readers.

Answer 5

1.Sites:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Greece
2.Books(based mainly in ancient greek history):
a.Sailing the wine dark sea(why the greeks matter)-Thomas Cahill
b.The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan
c.The Spartans by Paul Cartledge
d.The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
by Robert Morkot

3.Ask me...I'm greek...:)

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Answer 7

The CIA webpage (www.cia.gov) has a world factbook that has pages of easy to read info on every country in the world. It's a good place to start for general info.