HIST 4100 – 01/02 – ONLINE: Ancient World Civilizations

Provides photographs, maps, and timelines on Classical Greek art, architecture, mythology, history and culture.

Contains historical timelines and over 30,000 links to translated Greek and Latin authors on the web.

A report on the work of Armand D'Angour, a musician and tutor in classics at Oxford University. An audio clip of an ancient Greek song is included.

On the work of Georg Danek of the University of Vienna and Stefan Hagel of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. An audio clip of a portion of 'The Odyssey' is included.

Historical and literary texts from ancient Greece and the Greek world.

Provides in English translations of 441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors.

Covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.

A peer-reviewed online encyclopedia.

This 2008 Smithsonian Magazine article looks at the ongoing restoration of the Parthenon, while providing an appreciation of the technical prowess of its ancient builders.

Art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke demonstrates that ancient Greek art is a multi-cultural mix of styles, techniques and materials that left no subject matter unexplored (59 mins).

Art critic and journalist Alastair Sooke continues his exploration of ancient Greek artistic styles and influences.

Explores Greek civilization using 3-D re-creations of the Parthenon and Agora, maps, and commentary by scholars to provide insight into the daily lives of Greek citizens (46 mins).