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Apostolos Athanassakis, Professor of Hellenic Studies. A remarkable author and compelling translator. His rendering of the Homeric Hymns is a tribute to his talent and dedication.
Classicist David Grene, 1913-2002. David Grene was a brilliant translator and has many outstanding books to his credit including Herodotus and Thucydides.
Richmond Lattimore, Faculty member at Bryn Mawr 1935-1971. Richmond Lattimore was the inspiration for this web site. His translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey propelled my interest in Greek mythology into new realms of appreciation and understanding. A truly great man and a continuing inspiration to all students of Greek literature.
The History of Herodotus (parallel English/Greek texts)
LATO - Library of Ancient Texts Online
The Internet Classics Archive. Select an author from the list on this page and view the works by that author.
The Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius translation by R.C. Seaton with parallel Greek text (1912). An excellent way to read this wonderful classic online with the Greek text alongside the translation.
The Free Library. The works of Homer and Hesiod.
Ancient Greek Texts: An Electronic Library of Full Texts. Download copies of Greek classics with the original Greek and translations.
The Perseus Project. Perseus is an evolving digital library, engineering interactions through time, space, and language.
The History of Alexander by Quintus Curtius. Loeb Classics edition translated by John C. Rolfe.
Classical Myth: The Ancient Stories: This site is designed to draw together the ancient texts and images available on the Web concerning the major figures of Greek and Roman mythology. The site is primarily intended for the use of Greek and Roman Mythology students at the University of Victoria, but is a good resource for all students.
Here you can find a selection of Ancient Greece’s most precious pieces of literature, philosophy and history.
Study Abroad in Italy. Here is your chance to spend a summer, quarter, semester, or academic year studying abroad in beautiful, historic Florence, Italy through GSE. While you’re studying in Italy you will have the chance to see some of the best preserved ancient Greek ruins in the Mediterranean area.
The Language Travel Company ... Here is a company which specializes in organizing Greek, Italian, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic language immersion programs for students of all levels and ages in carefully chosen study locations across the world.
A fascinating site devoted to the music of ancient Greece and the ancient Near East presented by Stefan Hagel.
Ancient Greek Music on Papyrus: Two New Fragments. Among the many extraordinary treasures that have been dug from the sands of Egypt are the musical papyri: scraps of papyrus (the ancient equivalent of paper) containing musical notation. Presented by the William A. Johnson, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati.
Are you planning a trip to Greece? Let Matt Barrett be your guide.
An interesting site about ancient Greece with articles on People, Mythology, the Olympics, Art, Geography, Wars, etc.
Geography and a surprising amount of other information about Greece and other aspects of the ancient world.
Classical art owes its lasting influence to its simplicity and reasonableness, its humanity, and its sheer beauty.
The Beazley Archive Dictionary contains illustrated explanations of names, technical terms, and other vocabulary relating to Greek history, myth, geography, art and architecture.
PlanetWare offers comprehensive, searchable vacation attraction data. Plan a trip using thousands of pictures, travel maps, in-depth descriptions and addresses.
Learn to speak Greek in Greece with Language Courses Abroad!
Hellenic Resources Network.
An index of Greek art, page 1. You have to scan through the list of available artwork to find the interesting stuff but don’t let that discourage you ... some of the artwork is labeled for easy reference but some of it is kinda hard to imagine what to expect ... for example: how in the world would you guess that a link entitled “art_eight.html” would be a beautiful Attic Black Figure Skyphos? Just poke around and see what you can find ... I guarantee that you will find some really breathtaking images.
An index of Greek art, page 2. See the link directly above for an explanation of what you can find at this site.
Matthew Amt’s Greek Hoplite Page. For the re-enactor, living historian, or re-constructionist with too much spare time and money.
Ancient Greek Picture Gallery.
Life in ancient Greece reflected in the coinage of the city of Corinth.
Check out this site for a slideshow of some really excellent views of Greece presented by concierge.com ... there are pictures of ancient ruins as well as some beautiful shots of modern Greece.
A really nice site designed for the younger readers dealing with Greek and other cultures.
Ancient Ships: The Ships of Antiquity
Greek Wine ... get the facts about wine in ancient Greece.
Volcanoes of Greece presented by John Seach.
Here’s a really nice screen saver for you! It’s taken from a NASA satellite photo and is very similar to the above photo.
Here’s a large map of the Aegean islands that I made from a NASA satellite photo.
Flash Earth is better than ever! Paul Neave is a genius! Flash Earth is easy to use and incredibly educational ... just click on the logo and you’re in ... choose a map source and you will be able to view any place on the earth ... you can zoom down to rooftop level in some places but other locations are not as accessible ... if you have the longitude and latitude you will be able to find your desired location more quickly but it’s also fun just to zoom around and see what you can see.
I’ve listed the latitude and longitude of many places in my Encyclopedia but here are a few coordinates to get you started:
The Acropolis of Athens - North latitude 37º 58' 17.4'' and East longitude 23º 43' 35.6''
Cape Sunium - North latitude 37º 39' 0.4'' and East longitude 24º 1' 28.2''
A line map of ancient Europa.
A large line map of ancient Europa.
A map of the Hellespont.
Europe Map Archive courtesy of the University of Oregon.
Map of Greece and Asia Minor.
This page provides an index to the maps of Ancient Greece provided as background to the study of Plato and his dialogues.
General information on archaeological Greek sites, beaches and other activities available at Greek islands and important mainland Greek areas worth visiting.
A map of southern Greece featuring the cities of Messene and Pylos.
The NASA Visible Earth page. Satellite photos of the world.
The Perseus Project world atlas.
A map of Sicily.
The voyage of the Argo.
A tourist map with clickable close-ups from Dilos Holiday World.
A really excellent map of modern Greece provided by Matt Barrett of greektravel.com.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens (Pictured Above)
The Acropolis Museum
The Museum of Antiquities on the University of Saskatchewan campus offers a rare opportunity for anyone interested in art or antiquity.
Greek Artifacts from the David M. Robinson Collection
The Louvre Museum
Rhode Island School of Design
The British Museum is the repository for countless Greek artifacts and provides access to an extensive collection of online images.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Crystalinks.com: The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the second century BC.
www.cleveleys.co.uk: The ancient Greeks loved to compile lists of the marvellous structures in their world.
Factmonster.com: Since ancient times, people have put together many Seven Wonders lists. Examples include the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and the Seven Natural Wonders of the U.S.
Wonderclub.com: Complete Listing of World Wonders.
Unmuseum.org: See the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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