General Information about Ancient Greece

Perseus Project - an evolving digital library on Ancient Greece. Includes Indexes to Art and Archaeology images, Overview of Archaic and Classical Greek History, Perseus Encyclopedia and Atlas, and an index to Texts and Translations

 

Ancient Greece - essays and list of links to a variety of topics related to Ancient Greece

 

Ancient Greek Civilizations- an interesting site that touches on the history of ancient greece, including a look at the Aegean Civilization (with the full-text of The Odyssey and the Illiad), cultures of Greece, the Cities of Greece (especially Athens), and other aspects of the culture and people (including medicine). Also includes timelines and maps.

 

The Ancient Greek World Index - an online exhibit from University of Pennsylvania Museum, includes topics such as Land and Archaeological Time, Daily Life, Economy, Religion and Death

 

Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Sites on the World-Wide Web - includes texts, arts, resources, and maps

 

Argos: Limited Area Search of the Ancient and Medieval Internet - search for information on a small collection of web sites related to the Ancient World

 

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Ancient Greece - a collection of texts, essays, images, and links to other web sites

 

External Gateway to Classics Resources on the Web - from the Faculty of Classics at University of Cambridge, provides overviews in the topics of Literature, Philosophy, History, Art History and Archaeology, and Linguistics and Philology

 

The Greeks - Companion to the television series. "The website contains an Acropolis webcam (catch those gods in action...), a Greek pronunciation Guide, timeline, profiles of important Greeks, historical synopses, and of course, a link to an online shop." (Thanks, Dr. Howard).

 

HELLAS:NET: An Exploration of Ancient Greece - "This site will take you on a voyage through long forgotten ages, to a place which is distant from ours, far removed in space, time and scale. A place where the Greeks worshipped many Gods, owned slaves and had different ideas about sex. To see that such things can be true of people who in some ways we find intelligible and recognizable can help to deliver us from the tyranny of the present, from the assumption that our habits of action and thought are really inescapable, and from the idea that there are no alternatives. That is the liberating power of the past." Includes information on history, life, art, politics, warfare and the Acropolis.

Ancient Greek Music - requires a computer with a soundcard and a MIDI-driver to hear music

 

Looking at Art of Ancient Greece and Rome - an online exhibition from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts

 

Mythology in Western Art - a collection of images of Greek gods

The Ancient City of Athens - photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens

 

Athens (Attica), Greece - essay from the Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites

 

Contemporary Central Athens -a contemporary map of Athens

 

Dr. J's Illustrated Athens - a collection of small images of Athens

 

Hellenic Ministry of Culture: Athens - a map with links to cultural sites in Athens, ancient and modern, produced by Greece's government

 

Website Attica - A database of Athenian names

Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World - numerous resources on the study of gender in the ancient world

 

Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult - a book by Deborah Lyons

 

Inequality and Women in the City-State - from Thomas Martin's Overview of Archaic and Classical Greek History.

 

Women's life in Greece and Rome - selections from the book by Mary R. Lefkowitz and Maureen B. Fant

Greek Mythology and Greek Heroic Legend - Selections from the Encyclopedia Mythica. Provides a basic description and overview of figures from Greek mythology. See also the Image Gallery.

 

Greek Mythology - the name says it all. This site includes information (and illustrations) about the gods & their extended families, including a family tree!

 

Mythology Project - from by Dr. Ruth Webb from Princeton University

 

Myths and Legends - a comprehensive listing of web-based resources for the world mythological traditions

 

The Olympian Gods: Images and Texts - A collection of images with specific pointers to the ancient texts in which each God is described

 

Shrine of the Goddess Athena - a collection of images, essays, and texts related to Athena

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece -- a collection of texts and web sites relating to topics in Greek history, including Athenian Democracy, the Peloponnesian War, Economic life, etc. See also essays on Thucydides, Pericles, and other historical figures from ancient Greece.

Sources for Thucydides - a collection of essays from the Perseus Project

Greek Military History - A bibliography of books and articles from Florida International University

Ancient Greek Female Costume - extensive list of illustrations from the Diotima web site

Greek Architecture - a collection of images of Greek architecture

Encyclopedia Mythica's Image Gallery - images from ancient mythology

Exploring Ancient World Cultures Image Index: Greece - list of online image collections from a variety of sources

Indexes to Art and Archaeology images - from Project Perseus

Lantern Slides of Classical Antiquity - images from classical antiquity, including Athens and the Acropolis

Parthenon Image Archive - photographs illustrating the detailed features of the Parthenon

Raphael's School of Athens - images of influential figures from Athens as despicted in Raphael's painting

Literature

The Internet Classics Archive - Searchable versions of 441 works from classical literature.

Web Resources for the Oresteia  - from the syllabus of a course at UC- Berkeley. See also a Study Guide for The Oresteia from a course at Temple University

Study Guide for Aristophanes' Lysistrata - another guide from Temple University

Study Guide for Aristophanes The Clouds - another guide from Temple University  

Maps

 

Index of Maps of Ancient Greek World - Clear, interactive maps of 5th century Athens, Acropolis, Agora, etc.

 

Contemporary Central Athens - a contemporary map of Athens

Historical and Cultural Atlas Resource - see Classical Greece section. Some maps require Shockwave plug-in to view

Interactive Ancient Mediterranean Project's Map Index - find high resolution maps of the Greece and Aegean Sea region

Perseus Interactive Atlas - search for particular sites in Ancient Greece

Math and Sciences

Greek Science - a collection of student papers on various math and science topics

Greek Astronomy - images of classic works from the Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit

Greek Mathematics and its Modern Heirs - images of classic works from the Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit

History of Mathematics: Greece - biographies of Greek mathematicians and a bibliography

Medicina Antiqua (Ancient Medicine) - includes translations and hypertext versions of ancient medical works, as well as scholarly essays about the works.

Olympic Games

Ancient Olympics - An exhibit comparing the ancient and modern Olympic games. From Project Perseus

First Olympic Games, Athens 1896 - Essays and images from the first Olympic Games in modern times

Parthenon

Parthenon Links - from Parthenon Home Page

Philosophy (includes Plato and Artistotle)

Plato and his dialogues - an introduction and online links to the works of Plato

Exploring Plato's Dialogues - a comprehensive site on the writings of Plato, including texts and essays about Plato

Greek Philosophy - essay from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. See also essay about Aristotle.

Greek philosophy archive - texts of ancient Greek philosophers

The Philosophy of Aristotle - essays and texts of the work of Aristotle

Resources for Writing

Willamette University Writing Center - information about services available to students

Guide to Citing Internet Resources - a guide to using APA and MLA style for Internet resources

Guide to Grammar and Writing - find answers to those pesky grammar questions

Theatre

Greek Drama - an overview of Greek Drama, including an essay on Aeschylus

Dr. J's Illustrated Greek Theatre - an essay with images on the design and staging of Ancient Greek theatre

Introduction to Greek Stagecraft - from the Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today web site

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