Friday, December 29, 2017

History: Western Civilization Part 1

History: Western Civilization Part 1
“The Battle Of Marathon” in The Histories by Herodotus
“The Battle of Thermopylae” in The Histories by Herodotus
 “Pericles’ Funeral Oration” in The Peloponnesian War by Eurcydides
“The Plague and Plague Speech by Pericles” in The Peloponnesian War by Eurcydides
“Melian Dialogue” in The Peloponnesian War by Eurcydides

Julius Caesar and Roman Britain by Walter Du La Garde
“Cincinnatus” in Famous Men of Rome
“Emperor Nero” in Famous Men of Rome
Plutarch’s “Life of Themistocles”
Plutarch’s “Life of Alexander The Great”
Plutarch’s “Life of Julius Caesar”

 “Ancient Athens and The Golden Age of Greece” Documentary
“The True Story of Hannibal” Documentary

The Byzantine Empire by Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst (booklet 48 pages)
The Life of Charlemagne by Eginhard
William Malmesbury’s Account of The Battle of Hastings 1066
“The House of Normandy” in British Kings and Queens – covers William the Conqueror, Civil War  between Stephen and Matilda, and the rise of Henry II
Henry II and Thomas Beckett by Walter Du La Garde
The Magna Charta http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/magna-carta-english-translation
“Magna Charta In Context” by Claire Breay and Julian Harrison
 “The 95 Theses” by Martin Luther http://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html
“The Transatlantic Slave Trade” article from UNESCO
“The Slave Route” UNESCO
Maps of the Slave Route UNESCO

“The Transatlantic Slave Trade” http://www.inmotionaame.org/print.cfm;jsessionid=f8302320431476677508560?migration=1&bhcp=1

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