Ancient Greece—Reading Assignments by Era

    Gods and Myths     Heroes and Monsters     Iliad and Odyssey     Early City-States     Persian War     Athenian Empire     Late Classical     Hellenistic Era

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Gods and Myths—Legendary

Gaia and Uranus to Reign of the Olympians

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Heroes and Monsters—Legendary

Exploits of Perseus to Death of Hercules

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Iliad and Odyssey—1000 B.C.

Trojan War to Return of Odysseus

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Early City-States—800 to 500 B.C.

Rise of Sparta to Reforms of Cleisthenes

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Persian War—560 to 472 B.C.

Rise of the Persia to Aftermath of Persian War

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Athenian Empire—478 to 404 B.C.

Formation of Delian League to Fall of Athens

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Late Classical—404 to 338 B.C.

Thirty Tyrants in Athens to Battle of Chaeronea

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Hellenistic Era—336 to 146 B.C.

Reign of Alexander to Rome Destroys Corinth