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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.

While this timeline might appear complicated at first glance, reading it is really quite simple:

-Go to the center 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 sister culture at 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. This 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 along the timeline to see the next era of Greek history, the Mycenean Age, colored in green. Information and artifacts relating to the next three ages of Greek history are located above the timeline.

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