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Visit a Museum
The University
of Pennsylvania has a great (and very useful) exhibition. The Ancient
Greek World. It is divided into five parts: Land
and Time, Daily
Life, Religion
and Death, Economy, Extra Topics.
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens
provides a very comprehensive set of images from its unparalleled collection.
The Iraklion Archaeological Museum has an excellent collection of Bronze age finds from the island of Crete. A must visit for students of the Minoan culture.
The Perseus Project mounted by Tufts University (near Boston)
has organized a tremendous amount of Ancient Greek material. Part of their work brings together lots of pictures of Greek artifacts from many museums around the world.
The Ancient Olympic Games
Virtual Museum is great! You get to "walk" around and find
out all about athletics in Ancient Greece -- even the rules of the games!
The Minnesota Museum provides an excellent overview of Greek history in its Ancient Greek Civilization Gallery
Take a Tour
Ever wanted to go to Ancient
Athens? Here it is! You get a map of Ancient Athen that you can click
on to see the different buildings.
While in Athens take a tour of the Acropolis. Make a point of visiting the
South Slope of the
Acropolis which played an important role in the artistic, spiritual and religious activity of ancient Athens.
The University of Indiana also provides an excellent photographic archive of The Ancient City of Athens
Students of Greek history will want to tour the sites of ancient Thebes, Delphi, Corinth and Olympia.
Take a trip to Alexandria,
Egypt
And then take another trip to Alexandria,
Egypt
History & People
The Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Index of Internet Sources give you an Overview
of Greek History with lots of clickable information. Take a minute
to look through the list and see if they have what you need.
Resources on
Ancient Greece provides links to a number sites with information on
the mythology, art, literature and history of ancient Greece.
The following sites are designed to open up the world of ancient Greece to students of all levels.
DR. J'S Illustrated Guide to
the Classical World, Sites of Greece and Ancient
Greece.
A page devoted to the people of ancient Sparta/Laconia Everything You've ever wanted to know
about Sparta/Lakonia and more Information on Spartan history, poetry and archaeological sites.
Spartan hoplites are brought to life by the Legio XIIII reenactment group at their site
The Ancient Greeks
Quite a bit of information and big clear pictures on Alexander
the Great
The House of Ptolemy is an excellent aid for the study of the Ptolemaic (Macedonian-based Greek), Roman Imperial (Greco-Roman), and Byzantine rulers of Egypt based in Alexandria.
To learn more about the Greek presence in Egypt visit Hellenic Alexandria.
The Persian Empire dominated the international political scene in the Eastern Mediterranean for the three hundred years from the mid sixth century until its
conquest by Alexander of Macedonia. Persia's influence was to be found not only in the foreign policies of the Greek states but frequently in their internal policies as
well. The importance of the relationship between Greece and the Persian Empire at the height of the Classical period cannot be overemphasized. Persepolis and Ancient Iran provides quite useful information for students interested in learning more about the Persian Empire. Additionally,information about the Persian Empire is provided by theThe Persian Expedition
Literature and Language
Here they are! Lots of Greek
gods with tons of pictures from vases, reliefs, etc. And yet more
pictures of Greek gods.
A very useful guide to Greek
Mythology -- with their stories and some pictures.
Students will find that Greek Mythology from the
Illiad to the Fall of the last Tyrant is a very useful reference.
Images of the Trojan War Myth
Edited by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Associate Professor of Classics, Temple
University displays Greek vases that depict scenes related to the Trojan war.
Mathematics
A
Chronological List of Mathematicians tells you all the Greek mathematicians
and their dates. Some of the mathematicians are linked to their own pages
which give more information. This page also has two nice maps showing where
the mathematicians lived.
Mathematician
of the Day. Look up your birthday!
Art and Architecture
The Perseus Project Architecture Catalogue provides quite useful information in the form of
photographs, plans and measurements of various Greek temples and other structures among which are the
Parthenon at Athens, the
Tholos and
Temple of Apollo
at Delphi.
Maps
Map of Greece
with lots of cities shown
The Aegean Map of Greece
Provides a clickable map that enables you to zoom in on a number of locations in Greece
Here you will find different maps
of Ancient Greece
You can learn about the Seven wonders of the ancient world from this clickable map
Wonders of the ancient world.
*text and links used by permission: Neil J. Goldberg, The Dalton School, New
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