Ancient Greece

Overview Sites

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization PBS Site that has information on important Greeks and a timeline. Has some very good video clips also but they take a long time to load.

Ancient Greece The Greek section of this page covers man different topics.

The Ancient Greek World Overview site covers many topics.

Odyssey Greece This site has information on people, mythology, daily life, burial, writing, archaeology.

Maps of Ancient Greece Has a map of Ancient Greece and a "world map" from Anceint Greece.

Landmarks - landmarks in Ancient Greece

Alphabetic Index of subjects on Ancient Greece 

 

Introduction to Ancient Greece

 

Mythology

Life and Times of Hercules Contains lots of information about the most famous hero of Greece.

Hercules Brief overview of the 12 labors of Hercules.

Aesop's Fables

Daily Life

The Real Story of Ancient Olympic Games. This site contains lots of information about early Olympic Games.

Architecture in Ancient Greece This has lots of information about the types of columns and buildings that have them.

Daily Life in Ancient Greece This site has many topics that relate to daily life.

The history of plumbing: Greece This site has information about waterworks in Greece.

Comparison of Athenian and American Court System - Comparison of courts

Athens

The Ancient City of Athens This site contains numerous photos and descriptions of what remains today of Ancient Athens.

Play comparing Athens and Sparta  - play about Athens vs. Sparta

 Ancient Olympics

The Real Story - The University of Penn. gives the inside scoop on the Ancient Olympic Games. A great site to visit!

Olympic games - A mutlimedia guide from Tufts University. Tour Olympia, read quotes about athletes or learn the ancient sports.

Timeline - A brief description of the ancient games and a timeline of Olympic milestones.

The 1896 Olympic Games - What happened during the first modern-day Olympic games held in Athens back in 1896

International Olympic Committee - The official site of the International Olympic Committee has lots of great information about present day Olympics and what is planned for the future.

Contributions

Geometry

Philosophy - Get to know Socrates