Greek Resources

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Books

Descamps-Lequime, Sophie and Vernerey, Denise. The Ancient Greeks In the Land of the Gods. Millbrook Press. 1992.

Jefferies, David. Thematic Unit Ancient Greece. Teacher Created Materials, Inc. 1993.

Raphael, Elaine and Bolognese. Drawing History: Ancient Greece. Scholastic. 1994.

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Websites

Aesop's Fables. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~smendham/aesop.html. Jully 2001.

  • This is a terrific web site created by art students at the University of Massachusetts. Read the fables and enjoy the great illustrations at  http://www.umass.edu/aesop/ .

Ancient Greece - History for Kids.  http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/index.htm. December 2001.

Bower, Calvin. Ancient Greek Music. http://www.mistral.co.uk/hammerwood/gmusic.htm . 1993.

Cole, Hollie, Pavelsek, Penny, & Arnold, Becky. Greek Art. http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/5219/. June 2001.

Donn, Lin and Don. Daily Life Ancient Greece.  http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html#INTRO . May 2001.

Dilos Holiday World. Minoan Civilization. http://www.dilos.com/region/crete/min_cul.html. 1995 - 1998.

Havard College. The Ancient Olympics. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/index.html . February 21, 1997.

Kluth, F. John. The Role of Women in the Art of Ancient Greece. http://junior.apk.net/~fjk/. 1997

Mavromatis, Anna. The Costume of Ancient Greece. http://www.firstnethou.com/annam/costhist.html/ancient.html/index.html. 1998.

Micheal C. Carlos Museum. Odyssey/Greece/Daily Life  http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/GREECE/daily.html . 2001.

PBS. The Greeks. http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/. November, 2001.

Stephen, T. Greek Culture . http://www.republic.k12.mo.us/highschool/teachers/tstephen/grecul.htm. June 2001.

Tamar, M., Marido, N., and Yasuhiro, O. Ancient Greek Civilization. http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/greece/eg_greece_menu1.html. August 1997.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Greek Mythology - From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.  http://www.messagenet.com/myths/index.html. 1996 - 2000.

University of Pennsylvania Museum. The Ancient Greek World . http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Index.html. 1996.

Yoji. Greek Art and Archaelology. http://www.officenet.co.jp/~yoji/eng.html. 2000 - 2001.

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Photos and Clipart

Art Today Inc. http://www.arttoday.com/. 2002.
Permission given on site.

Clipart used:

  • Cartoons on Olympic Games page
  • Cartoons used on Time Line page

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Andrus, Kathryn. Greek Art and Architecture. http://harpy.uccs.edu/greek/greek.html. 2000.
e-mail permission

Photos used:

  • Charioteer
  • Knosses, The Palace of Minos
  • Lion Gate of the Citadel of Mycenae (c1300 BC)
  • "Mask of Agamemnon"
  • Myron - Discobolos
  • Phidias - carved the Statue of Athena
  • Praxitiles - carved the "Hermes holding the baby Dionysus"
  • Sculptures from the West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus
  • Funerary Stele for a woman late 5th century BC

  • Poseidon

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Caricature Zone. http://www.magixl.com/heads/view.html. August 2001.
Permission given on site.

Images used:

  • Socrates
  • Plato
  • Aristotle

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Classroom Clipart.  http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imagefolio.cgi?direct=History.   July 2001.
Permission given on site.

Images used:

  • Decree of Athenian Assembly
  • Continents According to Eratosthenes
  • Map of Greek and Phoenician Colonization about 550 B.C.
  • Greek Soldier
  • Greek Vessel
  • Greek Reading Scroll
  • Odyesseus Slaying the Suitors

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Curran, Leo. Maecenas: Images of Anceint Greece and Rome.  http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/general_contents.html . 1997.
e-mail permission

Photos used:

  • Parthenon
  • The Theater and Temple of Apollo in Delphi
  • Looking up from Delphi at the twin Phaedriades ("Shining Cliffs") of Mount Parnassus
  • Agrigento. Temple of Hera. West end
  • Segesta. Theater
  • Segesta, Temple. Interior from E
  • The Acropolis at Sun Set
  • The Acropolis with Oleander
  • The Temple of Apollo
  • Looking towards Argos
  • Temple of Athena Nike

  • The view from Delphi down over the plain of olive trees towards Itea

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Siegel, Janice. Dr. J’s Illustrated Guide to the Classical World. http://www.drjclassics.com/drj/indexdrj.htm. 1999.
permission e-mail

Photos used:

  • Grave Relief of Dexileos
  • Old Market Women
  • Parthenon South Frieze
  • Porch of the Caryatids
  • South Metope XXXI of the Parthenon

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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Ancient Greek World. http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/Intro.html. 1996.
permission e-mail

Photos used:

  • Attic Black Figure Amphora
  • Attic Black Figure Lekythos
  • Attic Red Figure Stamnos
  • Campanian Red Figure Bell Krater
  • Coins
    • Silver Decadrachm
    • Silver Tetradrachms
    • Alexander the Great, Babylon mint
  • East Greek Hoplite Aryballos ca. 600 - 570 B. C.
  • Geometric Attic Horse Pyxis
  • Italic Low-Footed Red Figure Bowl with High Handles 4th century B.C.

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Yoji. Greek Art and Archaelology. http://www.officenet.co.jp/~yoji/eng.html. 2000 - 2001.
Permission given on site.

Clipart used:

  • Greek Ornament Fonts

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Javascript and Applets

Altan. Snow Effect.  http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex3/snow.htm. 2002.
Permission given on site.

Caputo, Brian. Trailer Script.   http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex13/trailer.htm. 1998 - 2001.
Permission given on site.

Caoxuan, Kien. http://www.caoxuan.com/zip4free/request.html . 2002.
Permission given on site.

Scripts Used:

Dean, James L. 3-D Maze. http://javaboutique.internet.com/3DMaze/. 1996.
Permission given on site.

Diorio, Jason. Simple Maze. http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/pagedev/webjs/item/0,3602,12748_52961,00.html. 07/13/2001.
Permission given on site.

Erwin, Davey. Mixed-Up Puzzle. http://javascript.internet.com/games/picture-puzzle.html 5/8/2000.
Permission given on site.

Fournier, Gabriel. Fire Class. http://javaboutique.internet.com/Firefirst/. 2002.
Permission given on site.

Grigg. Kurt. Mouse Bubbles. http://javascript.internet.com/page-details/mouse-bubbles.html. 2002.
Permission given on site.

Hall, Mike. IMap.  (Used on Greek Gods Quiz) http://javaboutique.internet.com/IMap/. 2002.
Permission given on site.

Koerber, Paul. Sliding Puzzle. http://javaboutique.internet.com/slidepuzzle/.July 28, 1998.
Permission given on site.

Richard, Glenn. Rainbow Text. http://javaboutique.internet.com/RainbowText/.December 16, 1996.
Permission given on site.

Website Abstration. Website Abstraction. http://wsabstract.com/. 1998 - 2001.
Permission given on site.

Scripts Used:

White, Steve. Jigsaw Puzzle. http://svwhite.com/games/ .2002.

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Midi

Posi. Greek Midi Files. http://users.hol.gr/~posi/midis.htm. 2002.
Midis ~ Public Domain.

Midis Used

  • Mia Panaghia

  • Armenaki

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