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Classics Resources

Directory of resources on literature, language, departments and other areas by Charles W. Conrad, PhD, Professor, Department of Classics, Washington University, St. Louis

Classics Resources

Jim Ruebel, Classical Studies Program, Iowa State University; site prepared by Cal Woods

Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World

Award-winning, highly professional, and scholarly site; by Suzanne Bonefas and Ross Scaife, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, University of Kentucky, Lexington

Electronic Resources for Classicists: The Second Generation

Maria Pantelia

Perseus Project

A digital library covering texts, dictionaries, art and archaeology of the ancient Greek world; from the Classics Department, Tufts University

Cretan and Aegean Palace Civilizations

Aegean Palace Civilizations

Mycenae and Pre-Homeric Greece

Greek History

Primary Texts

Herodotus, "King Croesus," from The Histories

Prepared by Tom Costa, PhD, Asst. Prof., Department of History, Clinch Valley College, University of Virginia in Southwest Virginia

Herodotus

Herodotus, The History

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Selections from The Persian Wars

Translated by Lewis Stiles, Lecturer, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Plutarch

Plutarch, "Alcibiades"

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Plutarch, "Alexander"

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Plutarch, "Pericles"

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Plutarch, "Solon"

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Selections from Plutarch's Life of Solon

Translated by Niall McCloskey, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Thucydides

Thucydides, History of the Peloponnessian War

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War , selections

Translated by Lewis Stiles, Lecturer, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War , Book 3.82-83, Civil War in Corcyra

Annotated edition translated by John Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Secondary Texts and Resources

Aegean Palace Civilizations

The Ancient City of Athens (GRAPHICS)

The Later Seleucids

Biographical sketches of the Seleucid emperors from Seleucus IV Philopater, as well as a discussion of the decline of the Seleucid empire

Overview of Archaic and Ancient Greek History

By Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross; The Perseus Project, Tufts University

Greek Archaeology

The Ancient City of Athens

Photographs and explanations of the ruins of Athens by Kevin T. Glowacki, Assistant Professor, and Nancy L. Klein, Department of Classical Studies, Indiana University

Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Home Page

Greek Art

The Ancient Greek World

Sparse textual comment and exhibits of two sculptures in very small GRAPHICS from University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art

Venus de Milo from the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Greece and Rome

From the collection at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University

Greek and Roman Art

Relief of girl from the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Old World Antiquities

Four images: two vases, two sculptures; Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Greek Architecture

Greek Architecture

Greek Philosophy

Primary Texts

Aristotle

On the Soul

Translated by J. A. Smith; prepared by James J. O'Donnell, Professor, Department of Classics, University of Pennsylvania

Plotinus, The Enneads

Translated by Stephen MacKenna and B. S. Page; single document edition (long load time), poorly formatted Gopher edition; part of the University of Vermont gopher electronic archive

Secondary Texts and Resources

Apology

An excellent study guide and introduction for Plato's Apology prepared by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College

Hellenistic Philosophy

Lecture by R. J. Kilcullen, Macquarie University, Australia

Philosophical Background of the Fifth Century B.C.

Introduction to the Sophists by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College

Philosophical Background of the Hellenistic Age

Study guide (footnotes to another text) by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College

Republic

An excellent study guide and introduction, including the philosophical background, for Plato's Republic prepared by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College

Stoicism

The Ecole Initiative

Greek Religion

The Eleusinian Mysteries

Detailed article from The Ecole Initiative

Greek Mythology

Greek Literature

Primary Texts

The Homeric Hymn to Dionysus

Translated by Niall McCloskey, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Selections from the Fragments of Archilochus

Translated by Niall McCloskey, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Selections from the Greek Lyric Poets

Annotated edition ranslated by John Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University; includes Archilochus, Alcaeus, Mimnermus, Ibycus, Anacreon, Xenophanes

Selections from Theognis

Annotated edition translated by John Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Solon, Select Fragments

Annotated edition translated by John Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Secondary Texts and Resources

Departmental Translations, The Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Excellent translations highly suitable for all students by Niall McCloskey, John Porter, and Lewis Stiles of the Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Greek and Latin Classics Internet Resources

Directory of web sites from the Library of Congress

The Iliad

A study guide prepared by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College

The Poetry of Sappho

Visual materials, introductions, background material, and bibliographies on Sappho; by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Associate Professor, Department of Greek, Hebrew and Roman Classics, Temple University

Greek Drama

Primary Texts

Aeschylus: Complete Plays

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Aeschylus, The Persians

Annotated edition translated by John Porter, Associate Professor, and Niall McCloskey, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Aristophanes: Complete Plays

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Euripides: Complete Plays

Poorly formatted gopher edition at the University of Vermont electronic archive

Sophocles, The Oedipus Trilogy

Secondary Texts and Resources

Departmental Translations, The Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Excellent translations highly suitable for all students by Niall McCloskey, John Porter, and Lewis Stiles of the Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today

On-line journal sponsored by Warwick University with excellent articles, and a short essay on ancient theater; edited by Sallie Goetsch, Visiting Fellow, Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Warwick, England, and C. W. Marshall, PhD, Department of Classics, Trent University, Canada

Introduction to Greek Tragedy

Excellent introduction by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Introduction to Old Comedy

Introduction to genre and background by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage

Rich visual archive by John Porter, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Greek Music

Ancient Greek Music

Very short introduction by Will Hepp

Greek Science and Mathematics

Primary Texts

Galen, On Diagnosis from Dreams

Translated by Lee Pearcy; part of the Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua web resources

The Hippocratic Oath

Translated by Lewis Stiles, Lecturer, Department of Classics, Saskatchewan University

Secondary Texts and Resources

Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua

Resources, including primary texts, for the study of Greek and Roman medicine

Galen: A Biographical Sketch

By Lee T. Pearcy; part of the Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua resources pages

Greek Language

Bibliographies

Greek and Roman Medicine

Prepared as an introductory bibliography for first-year graduate students by Lee T. Pearcy; part of the Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua web resources

Gynecology (in the ancient world)

Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World

On-Line Courses with Resources

Classical Mytholgy

Study guides and background material for a course by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Associate Professor, Department of Greek, Hebrew and Roman Classics, Temple University

The Classical Origins of Western Culture

Core 1 curriculum course at Brooklyn College; study guides and a glossary prepared by Roger Dunkle, Chair, Department of Classics, Brooklyn College; the most pertinent study guides are included in the relevant categories above

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