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This is an Internet version of the handy pocket-size timeline our travelers carry with them to avoid becoming lost in time. Depicted on the timeline are major eras of ancient Greek history along with artifacts and historical sites we will encounter during our travels.

This timeline might appear complicated at first, but reading it is really quite simple:

-Go to the middle of the pictures, where the actual timeline is located.
-Read the timeline from left to right, beginning at 3,000 BC with the Minoan Civilization of Crete and its related city of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini.
-Akrotiri is colored orange on the timeline, and its artifacts are in the orange area. Minoan Civilization is purple on the timeline, and its artifacts are in the purple area, which is where you will also find a brief description of Minoan Civilization. (Art figures from the Cyclades Islands date from even earlier.)
-Proceed toward the right to see the next era of Greek history, the Mycenean Age, colored in green. Look above the timeline for information about subsequent ages of ancient Greek history.

For more information about these eras of Greek history, see the Annotated/Illustrated Itinerary and the Brief History of Ancient Greece.