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AUTHOR RESOURCES |
Many Greek authors and texts are to be found (Greek & English versions) on Perseus. Listed below is a supplement: texts or authors not on Perseus, additional versions of particular interest, & language tools & resources.
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| Aesop's Fables |
Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica
Seaton's prose translation |
Aristotle
Chris Howard's remarkably comprehensive, yet still growing, site on Aristotle & all his work. Includes online translations of all works, as well as essays & plenty of other resources. |
Aristotle & Plato
Authoritative English translations [UC Berkeley only] |
Early Church Fathers |
Early Church Fathers II
Irenaeus, Eusebius, Gregory, Photius etc. etc. |
Euripides
Useful synopses of plays, evidence for dating etc. |
Herodotus on the Web
a major collection of quality resources (200+) of all kinds on one of the key historians |
Homer: the Chicago Homer
a very useful resource: all of Homer & Hesiod, with Greek & English line by line, linked to word & phrase frequency data, scholia & papyri |
Homer's Iliad
Martin Mueller's useful monograph |
Homer's Odyssey
Samuel Butler's fine prose translation |
Odyssey Resources
mostly different translations to compare, helpfully arranged book by book |
Plutarch - Chaironeia
'Plutarch's Home on the Web': texts, biographies, bibliography, influence etc. |
Polybius
the only translation online of the whole of Polybius (the Loeb version). |
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Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
full list of online texts
(part of David Camden's excellent forum romanum project) |
Fonti Letterarie
a full and very useful list of online texts and tools for Latin authors. |
Greek Authors Online
the UBasel database - texts & links |
Latin Authors Online
the UBasel database - texts & links |
| Latin & Greek Authors on the Web |
The Latin Library
A large collection of Latin texts (Classical & post-Classical) online. |
Library of Ancient Texts Online
A full catalog of Greek texts available online (in Greek & English) |
The Little Sailing
Agelos Perdikouris' collection of (mostly ancient) Greek texts, in Greek & translation |
Patrologia Latina
Migne online (UCB only) |
Philoctetes
Presocratics & Zeno in Greek & English |
| The Roman Law Library |
Texts in translation online
the MIT Internet Classics Archive |
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BOOKS ONLINE |
Ancient Library: Bookshelf
various interesting & rare works (mostly secondary & reference) |
Athena
links to more than 10,000 literary & historical texts online from all periods - Greek, English, French, Russian... |
Dodds: the Greeks & the Irrational
a classic groundbreaking work, available online for members of UC |
Electronic Text Archive
list of numerous sites offering texts online |
eScholarship editions
Books online from several presses, including more than 90 in Classics - mostly accessible only to UC with CalNet ID |
Project Gutenberg
More than 13,000 texts freely available as eBooks, including many Classical authors. |
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MAJOR SEARCH RESOURCES |
GENERAL |
Perseus
THE primary collection and catalog of resources of all kinds for the ancient world |
| Perseus - Berlin mirror |
Perseus - Philologic
browse Greek and Latin texts with linked access to morphological resources and lexica entries. |
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Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
almost every Greek text there is, available online (UCB only) |
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MYTH |
Greek Mythology Link
Carlos Parada's comprehensive site for Greek Myth, with refs. to sources and material helpfully arranged into (sub-)categories by theme etc. |
Theoi Project
Aaron Atsma's Guide to Greek Gods, Spirits & Monsters: a very useful collection of texts, iconography, family trees, maps etc., with extensive citation of sources |
Smith's Dictionary of Greek & Roman Biography & Mythology
Old but very useful & full reference work |
Who Was Who in Mythology
brief but useful entries for a wide range of characters |
Genealogies
Peter Hawlina's genealogical charts - go to the list of names & click on a name |
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LIBRARIES |
| UCB Pathfinder Search |
| UCB Art History-Classics |
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UB Karlsruhe Virtual Katalog
search catalogs of German, Austrian, Swiss, English, French etc. libraries & booksellers |
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| British Library |
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LINKS CATALOGS |
| Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Links |
| Cambridge U. Classics Resources on the Web |
| Classics/Med Links |
Cultural Map of Hellas
the 'official' site of the Greek Ministry of Culture with links to their individual websites for museums, sites etc. - a mixed bag, but very useful. |
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| Diotima: Women & Gender in the Ancient World |
Electronic Resources for Classicists
very full list of all kinds of resources (UC Irvine) |
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Graeca im Internet
rich & systematic collection of material on all aspects of Ancient Greece |
| Latin Link Lexikon |
| Hellenic Resources Network |
Humbul Humanities Hub
catalog of online humanities resources |
| Kapatija: Aegean Information Sites |
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A Journey Through Ancient Greece
extensive coverage, by an enthusiast, of all aspects of Greece, with full sections on religion, cults, myth |
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GEOGRAPHY/TOPOGRAPHY |
Google-Greece
Greece & Mediterranean on Google - adjustable (places, zoom in etc.) |
Greece & W. Asia Minor
a clear map with most places, names of mountains etc. |
Greek Travel Places
large dynamic directory - very rich in information, images, links etc. - difficult to find things, but search first by region, place etc. & then select information categories ('archaeological', 'ancient', 'mythology' etc.) & poke around |
Leake: Travels in Northern Greece
e-text of Leake vol. II |
Satellite Pictures
Courtesy NASA |
Map of Athens in the time of Pericles
rich in supplementary information on the principal sites, figures, history etc. as well as additional maps & plans |
| Maps of the Ancient Mediterranean |
Maps
Detailed maps of modern Greece |
Maps of Greece
Directory of country & city maps of different kinds [EmbassyWorld] |
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Links to Historical Maps
a huge collection of links to maps of all kinds for all periods for all parts of the world |
USEFUL TOPIC RESOURCES |
Classical Athens, Culture & Society
high quality survey, from FHW, of society, economy, politics, religion etc. of ancient Athens. |
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the Ephebeia
some docs misreferenced, but a good overview of the institution |
| Marriage |
| Ancient Weddings |
Greek & Roman Weddings
Jennifer Powers' MA thesis |
| Death |
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THEATRE |
Ancient Theatre Archive
Thomas Hines' virtual reality tour of numerous theatre sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey etc. - still under development, but very useful. |
| Didaskalia |
| Dr.J's Illustrated Theater |
Skenotheke
a full collection of images of theatres, vase-paintings, monuments etc. |
Overview & Sites
numerous sites -click on the map dots |
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ORACLES |
Overview & Sites
click on the dots on the map |
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RELIGION |
Ancient Divination & Astrology
a selection of major online resources |
Ancient Goddesses
a useful review survey |
| Animal Sacrifice Database |
Eleusinian Mysteries (Beck)
a very full collection (& citation) of the texts |
Eleusinian Mysteries (Beach)
essay and bibliography by Edward Beach. |
| Halliday's Greek Divination |
| Herms |
| Hero Cults |
Heroines in Myth & Cult
the complete text of Deborah Lyons' book |
| Minoan Religion |
| Mycenaean Religion |
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Satyrs & Maenads
Nikosthenos Painter - Hermitage
ART - ICONOGRAPHY |
| Hartmann's KunstLexikon |
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Beazley Archive: Pottery
images of many of the major pieces of Greek pottery (vase painting) - sort by divinity, theme, site etc. |
Beazley Archive: Sculpture
a collection of many of the major pieces of Greek sculpture - sort by divinity, theme, site etc. |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
more than 100,000 vases, catalogued by museum, type, period etc. & searchable |
Theoi Project
useful selection of images & info |
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Athena
a useful collection of images, links, texts etc. for the iconography & numerous sanctuaries of Athena |
Centaurs
catalog of centaurs in vase painting |
Olympian Gods in Vase Painting |
the Trojan War
images of the causes, the War, and homecomings (incl. Odyssey) |
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HISTORY |
Alexander the Great
In the Footsteps of Alexander: the Michael Wood TV documentary recreation of the journey of Alexander, here very fully presented in website form by Maryland Public TV |
Alexander the Great (JJP)
John Popovic' very full site (texts, maps, primary sources, cross-references, illustrations etc. |
Alexander the Great on the Web
1,000+ resources of all kinds on Alexander |
Ancient History Sourcebook
huge collection of texts by period |
Ancient World
a sound & lively comprehensive history by an unusual author |
| Cyprus - a history |
| The History Channel |
Late Antiquity Bibliography
(Neue Forschungen zur Spätantike) from the Freie Universität, Berlin: Bibliography (1990 - 2002) and links of topics, emperors, authors etc. |
Marcus Aurelius
Bibliography and links of MA and his times (Freie Universität, Berlin) |
The Peloponnese
Good historical accounts, with good photos, of all the districts of the Peloponnese. |
Sparta
a good collection of texts & resources on the history & society of Sparta |
Sparta II
a selection of material on Spartan history, religion, culture etc. |
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AUTHOR RESOURCES |
Many Greek authors and texts are to be found (Greek & English versions) on Perseus. Listed below is a supplement: texts or authors not on Perseus, additional versions of particular interest, & language tools & resources.
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Ancient Greek Online Library
author biographies and texts |
Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica
Seaton's prose translation |
Aristotle
Chris Howard's remarkably comprehensive, yet still growing, site on Aristotle & all his work. Includes online translations of all works, as well as essays & plenty of other resources. |
| Early Church Fathers |
Early Church Fathers II
Irenaeus, Eusebius, Gregory, Photius etc. etc. |
Euripides
Useful synopses of plays, evidence for dating etc. |
Herodotus on the Web
a major collection of quality resources (200+) of all kinds on one of the key historians |
Homer: the Chicago Homer
a very useful resource: all of Homer & Hesiod, with Greek & English line by line, linked to word & phrase frequency data, scholia & papyri |
Homer's Iliad
Martin Mueller's useful monograph |
Homer's Odyssey
Samuel Butler's fine prose translation |
Odyssey Resources
mostly different translations to compare, helpfully arranged book by book |
Plutarch - Chaironeia
'Plutarch's Home on the Web': texts, biographies, bibliography, influence etc. |
Polybius
the only translation online of the whole of Polybius (the Loeb version). |
LATIN AUTHORS
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Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
full list of online texts
(part of David Camden's excellent forum romanum project) |
Fonti Letterarie
a full and very useful list of online texts and tools for Latin authors. |
The Latin Library
A large collection of Latin texts (Classical & post-Classical) online. |
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| Latin & Greek Authors on the Web |
Library of Ancient Texts Online
A full catalog of Greek texts available online (in Greek & English) |
Texts in translation online
the MIT Internet Classics Archive |
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ANCIENT SITES |
| Acheron, Oracle of the Dead |
| Aegina, Temple of Aphaia |
Aegina, Temple of Aphaea
good photos |
| Amathus (Cyprus) |
Amyclae (Sparta)
(& esp. the sanctuary of Apollo) |
| Aphrodisias |
Arcadia
The Univ of Patras site for the whole region & its individual sites - in Greek, some pages in English, many illustrations |
| Argive Heraion (Perseus) |
Argos
history, monuments, sculpture, coinage etc. |
Asea, Arcadia
a new Demeter sanctuary |
Athens: Art & Archaeology of Attica
David Gill's excellent site covering the Acropolis, Agora, Kerameikos, Pnyx, Attica, Sounion & Thorikos |
Athens
very good images on art, monuments, coinage |
Athens Acropolis
- Greek Ministry of Culture |
Athens, Acropolis
guide to the site and museum, with comprehensive collection of photos, by Joe Stubenrauch (Calvin) |
| Athens, the Parthenon |
Athens Acropolis, South Slope
photos |
Athens Acropolis
Mary Sullivan's excellent photos |
Athenian Agora Site Guide
the official guide to the agora by the American School of Classical Studies |
| Athens, Agora (II) |
Athens: sites and monuments
a rich collection of images by Kevin Glowacki |
Attica: Art & Archaeology
David Gill's excellent site |
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| Aulis, Temple of Artemis |
| Brauron, Sanctuary of Artemis |
| Brauron II - good information about history & cult practices |
| Corinth |
Corinth (II)
history, monuments, sculture, coinage etc. |
Crete - Minoan Crete
50 Minoan sites: pictures & descriptive text |
| Delos: some good photos |
| Delphi - images |
| Delphi - good photos (Perseus collection) |
Delphi
Dr. J.'s illustrated Delphi |
Delphi
guide to the site and museum, with comprehensive collection of photos, by Joe Stubenrauch (Calvin) |
| Dodona |
Dodona
guide to the site and museum, with comprehensive collection of photos, by Joe Stubenrauch (Calvin) |
| Eleusis (basic) |
Eleusis
guide to the site and museum, with comprehensive collection of photos, by Joe Stubenrauch (Calvin) |
Ephesus
by the Austrian Arch. Institute |
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| Epidaurus |
| Isthmia Excavations (Ohio State U) |
Isthmus: sanctuary of Poseidon
excavation reports from U Chicago |
Isthmian Sanctuary of Poseidon
Hero Cults - Palaimon-Melicertes |
Kalymnos
rich in recently found statues
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| Lycosura |
Lykaion ((Mt.) Excavation/Survey
U. Arizona project, 2004 |
Macedonia: Hellenic Macedonia
Extensive material on history, culture, sites etc. of Macedonia, with an excellent and full gallery of images |
Mt. Lycaion
the sanctuary of Zeus |
Mycenae
history, monuments etc. |
| Mycenae (British School at A) |
| Nemea - Berkeley's own..... |
| Olympia |
| Olympia II - images |
| Olympia III - good photos |
Olympia IV
history, monuments, art, coinage - and a victor list... & good images |
Olympia V
guide to the site and museum, with comprehensive collection of photos, by Joe Stubenrauch (Calvin) |
Olympia - ground plan
(French) with photos nicely patched in. Informative. |
Olympia: Olympic Games (French)
very full & informative (texts, photos, plans, history etc.) |
| Olympia - a tour (Perseus) |
Olympia - Statue of Zeus
reconstructions, texts of Pausanias, Strabo
describing the sculpture
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Olympia - Temple of Zeus
detailed survey (plans, reconstructions, photos of sculpture etc.) of the temple structure compiled by Alan Farber (SUNY) |
The Peloponnese
Good historical accounts, with good photos, of all the districts of the Peloponnese. |
| Perachora |
Pergamum: Altar of Zeus
some lapses in English & spelling, but good information & photos |
Pergamum: Altar of Zeus II
Good collection of photos of the Telephus frieze & gigantomachy |
| Psychro, Crete: Cave of Zeus |
| Rhamnous |
Samos: Heraeon
a transcription of Kyrieleis' authoritative guide to the site |
| Samos: Heraeon - good photos |
Santorini (Thera)
the great bronze-age/Minoan community on Santorini, destroyed by volcanic eruption c. 1700 BC. reports by Christos Doumas on the excavations and projects, extensive photos, live webcams etc. Be sure to follow the numerous links. |
Sicyon
history, monuments, religion, society, coinage etc. |
Sounion I
history & overview (Greek Arch Serv) |
Sounion II
Dr. J.'s Illustrated Sounion |
| Sounion - a good account of the history & archaeology |
| Sparta |
| Sparta, Menelaion |
| Tegea, Sanctuary of Athena Alea |
Thebes
history, monuments, sculpture, coinage, society etc. |
Thera (Santorini) - Akrotiri
site and museum |
Troy: Project Troia
the 'official' website of the most recent excavator at Troy, Manfred Korfmann († 2005) |
Vassai - temple of Apollo
good photos |
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Lost Trails
Shane Solow's fine b & w photos of numerous Greek sites, including Aigeira, Aigion, Alabanda, Amphiareion, Argos, Asine, Brauron, Caria, Delphi, Dyme, Elis, Icaria, Ister, Kardamyle, Karpathos, Kythera, Labranda, Lepreum, Lydia, Mantinea, Marathon, Mycenae, Olympia, Orchomenos, Patrai, Pellene, Pylos, Rhodes, Samos, Sardis, Sparta, Symi, Taenarum, Tegea. |
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using laser technology to record 3-D images of the catacombs |
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OTHER RESOURCES |
Ancient Greek
online resources from which to learn and read ancient Greek |
Ancient Greek Cities
useful material on art, history, coinage, monuments etc. of some of the major Greek cities |
Ancient Greek Music
all published fragments of music & recordings of them |
| Architecture: terms, types, plans |
| Archaeology Magazine |
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BBC History, Arts, Literature
a very rich site - use the Search facility for best results |
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the source for most of our ancient Greek texts...
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Byzantine Studies on the Net
intro to Byzantium and comprehensive resources for Byzantine studies of all kinds |
Coinage
Lawrence U's Buerger collection of coins with essays on metals, minting, usage etc. |
Coins: Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum database
(FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge) |
Costume
a very full bibliography on ancient Greek costume |
Crete in Pictures
a comprehensive collection |
| Egypt Exploration Society |
Franchthi Cave, the Argolid
17,000 years of Greek pre-history from the palaeolithic to the late neolithic, 20,000 - 3,000 BC |
Greek Grammar on the Web
'The Electronic Gateway to the Study of Ancient Greek' - a full site covering every aspect of ancient Greek, including history, the alphabet, grammar, courses, dictionaries, links to other sites etc. etc. |
Greek Personal Names
interesting & useful lists, images of sources (gravestones, vases etc.), information. |
| Greek Vase Types |
Indo-European Languages
Brief descriptions of each language, division by family groups etc. |
Medicine
an informative survey of medicine in the ancient world |
Oxyrhynchus Papyri
the main website for the collection
extensive information and many images |
the Parian Marble ('Marmor Parium') |
The Parthenon Marbles
very good photos & presentation, along with detailed arguments for the Return of the marbles |
| The Peplos Kore |
Prosopography of Athens
online database (still partial) of known persons in & around Athens |
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