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Some cool links:
Take a virtual
field trip to Athens. The Department of Classical
Studies at Indiana University has developed this excellent photographic
resource. Learn about the monuments and the grandeur of the
ancient democracy.
The History
of Ancient Greece. The excellent site includes a
timeline and several maps.
The
Ancient Greek World. This presentation of life in ancient Greece
has four major themes: Land and Time Daily Life Economy Religion
and Death. It is presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Get the real deal on the anceint Greek
Olympics from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology.
Alexander --
"This web site was created, and is maintained to encourage and support
the continuing study of Alexander the Great, his times, and the
Macedonian impact upon civilization and culture."
Ancient
City of Athens -- Described by the compilers as a photographic
archive of archaeological and architectural remains, and a virtual
tour, and both claims are basically accurate. For most of the mini
tours, links are clearly named and described.
British
Museum Ancient Greek Artifacts Virtual Tour -- Created by the
IT director of a primary school near the British Museum as an example
of what can be done, this site has many nifty images.
Catalogi Codicum Montis
Athonis -- The web server for the Philotheou Monastery Catalog
Project, this site offers methodological papers, studies, progress
reports, information on watermarks, and a catalog of the documents
themselves.
Early
Greek Astronomy -- This page looks at the Greek's struggle to
understand the universe.
Greek
Science -- This site is associated with a Tufts University Class
of the same name. The real interest and value of this page comes
from the student projects section of the page. Projects and papers
are available, and the topics range from the Library at Alexandria
to Astronomy.
Hellas --
A Guide to Things Greek - includes links to everything from a Greek
Cookbook (in Greek) to fonts to tourist information to maps to information
about Cyprus to links to all Internet resources in Greece.
Disney's Hercules. It isn't a factual site, but if you saw
the movie, you might have some fun here.
Hercules.
This site is part of the Persius Project. I highly recommend
it!
Macedonia:
Ancient Times - History -- A glancing tour through the earliest
Macedonian times through Alexander the Great and ending with its
annexation by Rome.
The Perseus Project
-- A wide ranging searchable
database of Greek art, architecture, texts, lexicons, and coins.
An excellent site for scholars.
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