Greek Civilization Resources
 

 

 

                                           GREEK CIVILIZATION
                                                    Course Resources on the Web.

                                Introduction: The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (PBS Series)
                                                    Good Summary to Examine at the start.

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The Perseus Site

        This Perseus site is the focus of our use of Web resources for this course.
     Go there first. It has...

       Searching Tools for the Perseus databases
                Contains indices to the Perseus collections, including an English Index
                for word searches in Art & Archaeology and texts;  Greek searching tools
                (morphological and lexigraphical); and archaeological searching tools,
                including Architecture, Site, Coin, Vase, and Sculpture databases.

       Perseus Encyclopedia Subject Index

       Perseus Historical Overview of Classical Greek History: Table of Contents

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Argos: Limited Area Search Engine
    A metaindex/search engine for Classical and Medieval studies.

General Resources

Search Anything! @ Relevant Electronic Resources

Resources in Classical Studies & Mediterranean Archaeology (Michigan)
     A comprehensive list of Classics and related resources.

The Ancient World Web   (being relocated)
     A compendium of many types of resources organized by subject,
     geographical location, and alphabetically.
          It has a "What's new?" section and weekly updates.

The Ancient Greek World (needs latest browser software)
          Land & Archaeological Time - Daily Life  - Economy - Religion & Death

     Map of Greece  (schematic)

Time Line of Greek History & Literature (+ Links to Perseus)***

Click here  for a list of more sites useful for Classical Studies.

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OTHER RESOURCES

Greek (Attic / Hellenic) Sites on the World-Wide Web 
     A unique, nicely arranged assortment. Includes a good version of Bullfinch's Mythology.
University of Cambridge Faculty of Classics & Museum of Classical Archaeology
     Has a good Links Gateway to Classics and Humanities resources.
The Classics Pages
     "a farrago of views, information, and controversies about
     the Ancient World of Greece and Rome".
The Ancient Olympic Games via Dartmouth College

Papyrology Home Page via University of Michigan
     The best place for Internet papyri resources, it is divided into institutions
     with papyrus collections; images;  
     Coptic papyri; scholarly literature; other papyrological and related resources.
National Center of Scientific Research (NCSR) Web server
         

          Various Sites of a Specific Interest:

               Ancient Greek Theater: Brief Introduction,  & Links
               Diotima
                    Materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.
                    Particularly good collection of art resources.
               The Ancient City of Athens
                    A number of nice photographs via Indiana University Classics Dept.
               Images of Orality and Literacy in Greek Iconography, C5, C4, C3 B.C


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Latin Culture via The Labyrinth, A Global Information Network For Medieval Studies
     Rich in Classical, as well as Medieval, Latin resources.
The Oriental Institute
     Has a good collection of material on the ancient Near East.