Gorgon's head on a silver coin of Naples
permission to use image granted

Greek Civilization:

Web Sites

last updated Aug 18, 2011

The god Apollo on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar L. Owen, #3803

Art and Archaeology:

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge

The Peplos Kore or Painted Woman

The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean: excellent information on Bronze Age Greece

Greek and Roman Coins-images

Isthmian Excavations Web Site

Greek Literature:

Resources on Sappho, Aesch, Soph, Plato, Thuc

Oresteia Study Guide

Gk authors in transl at MIT

Greek History:

Ancient Greece: 1200-479 BC : Classics 216: The formation of Greek Culture
see historical overview below at Perseus

Resources:

Diotima: materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world

Classics Resources on the Net: good link to all sorts of topics
Archaeology Institute of America: Internet Resources: good link to museums, art, archaeology, etc.

Museums in Greece: Link to Museums in Greece

Perseus:

Encyclopedia in Perseus

Greek & Roman texts, translations in Perseus

Historical Overview (1200-323) in Perseus

Art & Archaeology in Perseus

Other Topics of Interest:

Greco-Roman Ball Games (check back later; currently the main page: http://www.aerobiologicalengineering.com/wxk116/Roman/BallGames/ has been taken over and redirects one elsewhere)

Atrium: fun site about Greece and Rome

Greco-Roman Dress-slide show: many slides of women's wear in ancient Rome, some Greek outfits (offline?)

CC 452: Food in the Ancient World

Antique Roman Dishes - Collection