History This Week: Pompeii
Today for History This Week we have some video and website resources to further investigate the catastrophic eruption of Mr. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the destruction of Pompeii and
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History This Week: Julius Caesar, Cleopatra & Augustus Caesar
Today, for History This Week, we are continuing on in our journey learning about the Roman Empire by focusing on some notable people during this time. We hope you will
History This Week: The Decline of the Roman Republic
As we move along through Ancient Roman history, we will start to see the Republic fall apart and give way to the rise of the Roman Empire. Today for History
History This Week: The Roman Republic
Welcome to Ancient Rome! It is one of the favorite time periods around here. First up, did you catch our Brass Tacks video on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? Brass Tacks: Julius
History This Week: Alexander the Great
Today for History This Week we offer a few videos and sites relating to the life and reign of Alexander the Great. We hope you find them useful! VIDEOS: Mini
History This Week – The Iliad, The Odyssey & Greek Philosophy
Welcome to History This Week! Today we have a couple of things for you as we study Greek Philosophy as a school. First off, we have the Brass Tacks on
Monday Mix-ins: All Those Greek Wars
Frieze of Royal Archers from the Palace of the Persian King Darius the Great at Susa {photo by Frans Vandewalle on flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0} Time for our mix-ins
History This Week: The Olympics!
Happy Monday! This week, we have some resources on both the Olympics in Ancient Greece AND our modern-day Olympic Games(the 2026 Winter Olympics start on February 6th!). We encourage you
Movies Set in Ancient Times
As we prepare to return from winter break, we decided to gather a list of full-length movies that are set in, or relate to (sometimes loosely) our historical time period,
Monday Mix-ins: Ancient Greek Myths
{photo by Kannan Kartha on flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0} Time for some mix-ins! We are having fun with Greek myths at every level, and today we’ll provide several supplemental