Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
"Athenian Agora Excavations." Athenian Agora Excavations. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014.
This is a website that pertains to all aspects of Athenian democracy. This website contained very helpful information that we used in our project.
BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
This is a quote from Pericles that we used in our project. The quote tied into the section well.
Bust of Pericles. 1st century bc. Photograph. British Museum. HistoryWiz. HistoryWiz. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a bust of Pericles, an Athenian ruler who was very influential during the Golden Age of Athens. We used this image in our project as a reference to this leader.
Carey, Christopher. Democracy in Classical Athens. London: Bristol Classical, 2000. 30. Print.
This is a quote from Plato that fit our topic well.
Christoforidis, Anna. Cleisthenes Bust. N.d. Sculpture. Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio.
This is the first bust of Cleisthenes ever created, and is held in the Ohio Statehouse. We used a picture of it in our project.
N.d. Sculpture. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.
This is a bust of Thucydides, residing in the Royal Ontario Museum. We used a picture of this sculpture in our project.
Ostracism Ballot against Themistocles. N.d. Photograph. HistoryWiz. HistoryWiz, 2008. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a ballot vote in favor of ostracising Themistocles. We used this image to give a visual example of the ostracism process.
"Pericles Quotes." Pericles Quotes (Author of The Funeral Oration of Pericles). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014
This is a quote from Pericles. His quote helped describe a page on our website perfectly.
Thucydides Manuscript Fragment. 3rd century bc. Photograph. Political Theory and Practice. By Thucydides. University of Sydney. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a manuscript fragment of Thucydides, who fought in, and wrote about the Peloponnesian War. We used this image in our exhibit.
Woman with Mirror. 4th century bc. Photograph. Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia. HistoryWiz. HistoryWiz. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a 4th century painting of a Greek woman holding a mirror. We used this in our project to visually illustrate an example of a woman during that era.
Secondary Sources
Athens: The Dawn of Democracy. Dir. Timothy Copestake. Perf. Bettany Hughes. PBS, 2007. DVD.
This is a film about the creation, progression, and end of Athenian Democracy. We used a short clip from this film in our project.
Christopher W. Blackwell, “The Development of Athenian Democracy,” in Adriaan Lanni, ed., “Athenian Law in its Democratic Context” (Center for Hellenic Studies On-line Discussion Series). Republished in C.W. Blackwell, ed., Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (A. Mahoney and R. Scaife, edd., The Stoa: a consortium for electronic publication in the humanities[www.stoa.org]) edition of January 24, 2003
This website has a plentiful amount of information covering all aspects of the Athenian democracy. We used this site to learn more about the beginning of Cleisthenes’ rule of Athens.
"History of Athens - Athens Info Guide." History of Athens - Athens Info Guide. Athens Info Guide, 2004. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
This is a website that is stocked full with information regarding Athens, from ancient times to present-day. This increased our knowledge of this topic immensely, starting with Athens’ transformation to democracy, to it’s eventual decline.
Kreis, Steven. "Lecture 6: The Athenian Origins of Direct Democracy." Lecture 6: The Athenian Origins of Direct Democracy. N.p., 03 Aug. 2009. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
This is a website that gives information about Ancient Athens and its rival, Sparta. It reinforced our knowledge of Athens’ primary enemies: Sparta and Persia.
Lendering, Jona. "Battle of Marathon." Battle of Marathon. N.p., 22 July 2013. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
Rutschke, Angela. "Ancient Greek Home." Ancient Athens. Angela Rutschke, Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
This is a website designed like a virtual tour, made to help you better understand Ancient Athens. This website gave us information on the roles of men and women in the Athenian household.
"5b. Democracy Is Born." Democracy Is Born [ushistory.org]. Ushistory.org, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
This is a web page that gives an overview of Athenian democracy. We learned more about the citizens of Athens, and their responsibility to play their role in the government.
Primary Sources
"Athenian Agora Excavations." Athenian Agora Excavations. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014.
This is a website that pertains to all aspects of Athenian democracy. This website contained very helpful information that we used in our project.
BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014.
This is a quote from Pericles that we used in our project. The quote tied into the section well.
Bust of Pericles. 1st century bc. Photograph. British Museum. HistoryWiz. HistoryWiz. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a bust of Pericles, an Athenian ruler who was very influential during the Golden Age of Athens. We used this image in our project as a reference to this leader.
Carey, Christopher. Democracy in Classical Athens. London: Bristol Classical, 2000. 30. Print.
This is a quote from Plato that fit our topic well.
Christoforidis, Anna. Cleisthenes Bust. N.d. Sculpture. Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio.
This is the first bust of Cleisthenes ever created, and is held in the Ohio Statehouse. We used a picture of it in our project.
N.d. Sculpture. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.
This is a bust of Thucydides, residing in the Royal Ontario Museum. We used a picture of this sculpture in our project.
Ostracism Ballot against Themistocles. N.d. Photograph. HistoryWiz. HistoryWiz, 2008. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a ballot vote in favor of ostracising Themistocles. We used this image to give a visual example of the ostracism process.
"Pericles Quotes." Pericles Quotes (Author of The Funeral Oration of Pericles). N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014
This is a quote from Pericles. His quote helped describe a page on our website perfectly.
Thucydides Manuscript Fragment. 3rd century bc. Photograph. Political Theory and Practice. By Thucydides. University of Sydney. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a manuscript fragment of Thucydides, who fought in, and wrote about the Peloponnesian War. We used this image in our exhibit.
Woman with Mirror. 4th century bc. Photograph. Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia. HistoryWiz. HistoryWiz. Web. 10 Dec. 2013.
This is a 4th century painting of a Greek woman holding a mirror. We used this in our project to visually illustrate an example of a woman during that era.
Secondary Sources
Athens: The Dawn of Democracy. Dir. Timothy Copestake. Perf. Bettany Hughes. PBS, 2007. DVD.
This is a film about the creation, progression, and end of Athenian Democracy. We used a short clip from this film in our project.
Christopher W. Blackwell, “The Development of Athenian Democracy,” in Adriaan Lanni, ed., “Athenian Law in its Democratic Context” (Center for Hellenic Studies On-line Discussion Series). Republished in C.W. Blackwell, ed., Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (A. Mahoney and R. Scaife, edd., The Stoa: a consortium for electronic publication in the humanities[www.stoa.org]) edition of January 24, 2003
This website has a plentiful amount of information covering all aspects of the Athenian democracy. We used this site to learn more about the beginning of Cleisthenes’ rule of Athens.
"History of Athens - Athens Info Guide." History of Athens - Athens Info Guide. Athens Info Guide, 2004. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
This is a website that is stocked full with information regarding Athens, from ancient times to present-day. This increased our knowledge of this topic immensely, starting with Athens’ transformation to democracy, to it’s eventual decline.
Kreis, Steven. "Lecture 6: The Athenian Origins of Direct Democracy." Lecture 6: The Athenian Origins of Direct Democracy. N.p., 03 Aug. 2009. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
This is a website that gives information about Ancient Athens and its rival, Sparta. It reinforced our knowledge of Athens’ primary enemies: Sparta and Persia.
Lendering, Jona. "Battle of Marathon." Battle of Marathon. N.p., 22 July 2013. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
Rutschke, Angela. "Ancient Greek Home." Ancient Athens. Angela Rutschke, Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
This is a website designed like a virtual tour, made to help you better understand Ancient Athens. This website gave us information on the roles of men and women in the Athenian household.
"5b. Democracy Is Born." Democracy Is Born [ushistory.org]. Ushistory.org, n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
This is a web page that gives an overview of Athenian democracy. We learned more about the citizens of Athens, and their responsibility to play their role in the government.