Western Culture 1-3: Greek Histories

Age: 14+ Middle School, High School Half Credit

The Histories is the third installment in The Greeks, year one of Old Western Culture. In this unit, Wesley Callihan introduces the student to three of history’s most influential early historians.

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Introduction to The Histories Sample Lesson

Lesson 1: Overview of Greek History 1 Step Sample Lesson

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Lecture 1: Overview of Greek History (28 min video)

Lesson 2: Herodotus 1: The Story of Croesus 1 Step

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Lecture 2: Herodotus I: Introduction and Croesus (25 min video)

Lesson 3: Herodotus 2: Stories of Egypt and the Other Nations 1 Step

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Lecture 3: Herodotus II: Stories of Egypt and the Other Nations (29 min video)

Lesson 4: Herodotus 3: The Beginning of the Persian Wars and the Battle of Marathon 1 Step

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Lecture 4: Herodotus III: The Beginning of the Persian Wars and the Battle of Marathon (19 min video)

Lesson 5: Herodotus 4: The Battle of Thermopylae 1 Step

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Lecture 5: Herodotus IV: The Battle of Thermopylae (26 min video)

Lesson 6: Herodotus 5: The Battle of Salamis, and the End of the Persian Wars 1 Step

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Lecture 6: Herodotus V: The Battle of Salamis, and the End of the Persian Wars (24 min video)

Lesson 7: Thucydides 1: Introduction, Thucydides’ Philosophy of History, and the Beginning of the Peloponnesian War 1 Step

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Lecture 7: Thucydides I: Introduction, Thucydides’ Philo. of History, and the Beginning of the Pelo. War (33 min video)

Lesson 8: Thucydides 2: The Early Years, Pericles, and the Great Plague 1 Step

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Lecture 8: Thucydides II: The Early Years, Pericles, and the Great Plague (26 min video)

Lesson 9: Thucydides 3: Mytiline, Exile, Revolution, and Melos 1 Step

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Lecture 9: Thucydides III: Mytilene, Exile, Revolution And Melos (44 min video)

Lesson 10: Thucydides 4: The Sicilian Campaign, and the Downfall of Athens 1 Step

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Lecture 10: Thucydides IV: The Sicilian Campaign, and the Downfall of Athens (29 min video)

Lesson 11: Xenophon: The March of the Ten Thousand 1 Step

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Lecture 11: Xenophon: The March of the Ten Thousand (29 min video)

Lesson 12: The Lessons of Greek History 1 Step

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Lecture 12: The Lessons of Greek History (22 min video)

About Instructor

Wes Callihan

Wes Callihan grew up on a farm in Idaho and earned a BA in history from the University of Idaho in 1983. He has taught at Logos School and New Saint Andrews College, both in Moscow, Idaho, as well as Veritas Academy in Lancaster, PA. Wes is the founder of Schola Classical Tutorials, where he teachers online classes in the great books and other classical subjects. He is the primary instructor in the Old Western Culture series by Roman Roads Press.

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Western Culture 1-3: Greek Histories

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