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A comprehensive online resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, from prehistory to the present.
CD-ROMs
Ref. E-Media JC75 .D36 O5 1998
On the Acropolis when Democracy was Born [interactive multimedia] Athens,
Greece : MultiPublica, S.A., [1998]
Temples and monuments (the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechteion, the Athena Nike temple, and the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia) of the 5th century B.C. are shown as they looked at the time, and as they look now. The origins of democracy are examined along with the lives of eight Athenian statesmen, Perikles, Miltiades, Aristides, Kimon, Themistokles, Nikias, Alkibiades and Kleon.
Ref. E-Media DF78 .P47
Betancourt, Philip P . The Parthenon [interactive multimedia] : an Interactive
Educational Experience in Pictures and Sound. Moorestown, NJ : PseudoNewsFilms
and CD-ROMS, c1996.
The Parthenon, regarded by many as the greatest building ever constructed ... set the standard for Doric architecture. Text, sound and pictures (over 250 photographs) introduce the user to this building
Archaeology
Ref. DE5 .E5 1996
An Encyclopedia of the History of Classical Archaeology. Westport, Conn.:
Greenwood Press, 1996. 2 vols.
Descriptions of ancient sites from the archaeological perspective.
Ref. DE59 .P7
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton
University Press, 1976.
Descriptive information about sites with remains from the Classical period. No illustrations.
Art and Architecture
Ref. NA31 .H56 1983
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture. New York: Dover Publications,
1983.
Simple but numerous illustrations of architectural styles and features.
Ref. N7760 .L49 1981
Lexicon iconographicum mythologiae classicae (LIMC). Zurich: Artemis, 1981.
Multiple vols.
A dictionary of classical mythology and art written in English, French, German and Italian. Includes wonderful photos of vase-paintings, sculptures, etc.
Ref. N5633 .N39
The New Century Handbook of Greek Art and Architecture. Edited by Catherine
B. Avery. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1972.
Ref. NA280 .T68 1971
Travlos, John. Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Athens. London: Thames and
Hudson, 1971.
Diagrams and photographs of ancient sites in Athens.
Ref. Atlas G1033 .A84
Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity. Nicholas G.L. Hammond, editor-in-chief.
Park Ridge, N.J.: Noyes Press, 1981.
Maps illustrating migration, wars and cities, including Athens.
Ref. Atlas DE29 .H463
Heyden, A. A. M. van der. Atlas of the Classical World. London, New York:
Nelson, 1959.
Maps and photographs of ancient sites.
Ref. DF214 .M6 1996
Morkot, Robert. The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece. London, England;
New York: Penguin Books, 1996.
Maps, with descriptive essays and timelines, illustrating periods in Greek history.
Ref. N5300 .S85 1994
Steer, John. Atlas of Western Art History : Artists, Sites, and Movements
from Ancient Greece to the Modern Age. New York; Oxford: Facts on File, 1994.
Culture and History
Ref. DF77 .A35 1997
Adkins, Lesley. Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece. New York: Facts On File,
1997.
Topics include: City States, Rules and Leaders, Military Affairs, Geography, Economy, Towns and Countryside, Written Evidence, Religion and Mythology, Art, Science, Philosophy, and Everyday Life.
Ref. DE5 .A57 1998 v.1-4
Ancient Greece and Rome : An Encyclopedia for Students. New York: Scribner,
1998. 4 vols.
General essays present a history of ancient Greece and Rome as well as information about the literature and daily life of these early civilizations.
Ref. DE5 .O9 1996
The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
A dictionary of people, places and general topics. An abridged version, which includes some illustrations, is also available as Oxford companion to classical civilization (Ref. DE5 .O94 1998)