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Ancient Gre= ece – This site is a great introduction to the Ancient Greek Culture. ... Ancient Greec= e was known as the “Cradle of Western Civilization.” =
Ancient Greece - Various aspects of Greek civilization and life are examined on these pages, including architecture, geography, famous persons, and the Olympics. Also includes a mythology section Information on the histo= ry and mythology of Ancient Greece
Greek History for Students - Kid friendly site for students on Ancient Greece
Greek clothing -Greek babies usually wore nothing at all unless it was cold.
Ancient City of Athens= - The Ancient City of Athens is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It was developed by Indiana University a= s a resource for students of classical art and archaeology, civilization, languages, and history.
Ancient Greece: Odyssey Online - Why is there so much fascination with ancient Greec= e? It's nothing new...Greek culture with its rich myths, theater, architecture, and sports has influenced and inspired people for centuries. In this section of Odyssey Online we'll explore Greek obj= ects to learn more about the ancient Greeks and their rich cultural legac= y. Encyclopedia Mythical: mythology, folklore, and religion - The Encyclopedia Mythical is an online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends. It currently conta= ins over 6,100 entries on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world.
Ancient Greek World - This virtual museum site from the University of Pennsylvania has photos of artifacts and some background text on ancient Greece including daily life, the economy, and religion. <= /li>
Emory University - Greek influences in America.
= Greek Mythology Gods and Goddess' - This webpage offers you a great in= sight to the world of the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddess'
Women of Athens - History of women of Athens

Science and Technology

Ancient Greek Mathematicians – Includes a long list of Greek mathematicians, mathematicians-philosophers, mathematicians- astronomers, and mathematicians-astronomers- philosophers, each hot-linked to a biography with interesting information about the person's life and discoveries.
History of Plumbing on Crete - Read about one of the world's first indoor bathrooms which was built over 4000 years ago on the island of Cre= te in the Mediterranean <= /span>
= Roman Aqueducts – A wonderful site on the Roman aqueducts with g= reat photos with accurate information. It links to some of the major aqueducts in Rome and elsewhere. It also provides careful explanations and illustratio= ns of reservoirs, pipe, conduits, etc.

The Arts

Greek Plays and Playwrights - The Greeks invented two kinds of drama, tragedy and comedy. Tragedy is the older and more famous of the two types: it is said to be the invention of Thespi= s in 534 BC, while comedy is generally dated some half century later, around 486 BC. But both genres were important to Athenians of the fi= fth and fourth centuries, and both were performed several times during t= he year as part of religious and agricultural festivals.
Ancient Greek Music= - website devoted to Ancient Greek music
Ancient Greek Theater - website devoted to Ancient Greek Theater

Sports

Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - Were the ancient Olympic Ga= mes better than ours? More fair and square? This site has more informati= on about sports and less about money? Explore this site and decide for yourself if modern games were more sexist than the ancient Olympic G= ames.

Philosophy

Plato = - As a key philosopher of political ideas in Western society, it is important that the ideas of Plato be understood. Here is a clear explanation linked to sections of his writings that further expand on his ideas.

Architecture

Greek Architecture - This webpage shows you the types of architecture found in Gree= ce.

Language

· Greek Language – Great information about the history of the Greek language

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