Ancient Greece in the Archaic Age of Ancient Greece

Women in Archaic Greece
We can only generalize from limited available material about the place of women in Archaic Greece. Most evidence is literary, coming from men who naturally didn't know what it was like to live as a woman. Some of the poets, notably Hesiod and Semonides, appear to be misogynist, seeing the role of woman in the world as little more than a curse man would be well off without.

Archaic Greece
An introduction to the period in Greek history known as the Archaic Greece.

6th Century B.C. Timeline
Archaic Greek and Legendary Roman Timeline for the sixth century B.C. with related features from the Ancient / Classical History site.

Land Shortage in Ancient Greece
In Ancient Greece, technological advances and the havoc they wrought on the archaic age farming and land-owning system, including land shortages.

Delphic Oracle - About Delphi and the Delphic Oracle
Delphi is best known as the home of the Delphic Oracle or the Pythia, a priestess of Apollo. The traditional picture is of the Pythia, in an altered state, muttering words inspired by the god, which male priests transcribed. The Pythia sat on a great bronze tripod in a spot above a crevice in rocks from which vapors rose. Before sitting, she...

Sappho and Alcaeus - A Yokepair of Opposites
Sappho and Alcaeus (flourished in the 42 Olympiad (612-609 B.C.) were both contemporaries, natives of Mytilene on Lesbos, and aristocrats affected by local power struggles.

Hesiod - Short biography of the second great Greek epic poet, Hesiod
Homer and Hesiod are the first names in Greek literature. It was they who gave the Greeks their gods, according to the historian Herodotus

Dates for Major Events in Ancient History
Time line of major events in the ancient history of the world. Most dates and events on the ancient history timeline are of political importance.

Major Greek Events Timeline
Short list of major events in ancient Greek history. Also see Greek Timelines - Things/Events.