The Athens Project
Class 5 Library Research
Topics
Theater,
Philosophy and Science, Architecture, and the Olympic Games
Chapin's
Online Encyclopedias
http://www.chapin.edu/library_services/online_resources.html
The Grolier and World
Book Encyclopedias we
use in the Reference area are also available online.
Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com/
From
Ancient
Greece.com, this site
includes information on Art & Architecture, the Olympic games, and
assorted scientists & dramatists (see People).
The
Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/index.html
Courtesy of
PBS, make sure you check out the 3-D Animation of the Parthenon
and the story of how it was built (see the Acropolis Experience) as
well as Socrates's story!
History for Kids:
Ancient Greece
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/
The History
for
Kids' web site covers many aspects of ancient Greek civilization
including
people, sports, architecture, philosophy, science, math, and theater
(see literature). Brought to you by professors from both the University
of Michigan and
Portland State University.
The
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicintro.shtml
Courtesy of
the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
The Ancient Olympics
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
Take this
virtual tour of the ancient Olympics brought to you from Tufts
University.
Olympics
Through Time: Games of the Ancient Olympics
http://www.fhw.gr/projects/olympics/prehistory/
From the
Foundation of the Hellenic World.
Greek Drama
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/DRAMA.HTM
From
Washington
State University's World Civilizations, an Internet Classroom and
Anthology.
Dr.
J.'s Illustrated Greek Theater
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/lectures/theater/ancient_greek_theater.shtm
Dr. Janice
Siegel
(Dr. J.) is an Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and
Literature at Illinois State University.
Dr.
J's Illustrated Parthenon Marbles
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/lectures/ParthenonMarbles/marbles.shtm
Dr.
Janice
Siegel
(Dr. J.) is an Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and
Literature at Illinois State University.
Greek
Mathematics and its Modern Heirs
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Greek_math.htm
A Vatican
Exhibit
from the Library of Congress.
Medicine
in Ancient Greece: The Hippocratic Oath
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/culture/greekmedicine.html
From the
EMuseum
at Minnesota State University
Usborne
Quick Links
http://usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_menu_areas_pages/history/greeks.asp?type=subject&menu=s57
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