Ancient Greek Civilization

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World According to Herodotus (myoldmaps.com/maps-from-antiquity-6200-bc/109-herodotus, accessed
March 29, 2016) is a detailed, illustrated essay on Herodotus’ interest in geography, part of a fascinating
web-site that presents historic maps dating from 6200 bc to ad 1800.


The Transition from Oral to Written Culture (historyofinformation.com/narrative/oral-to-written-
culture.php, accessed March 29, 2016), a section of Jeremy Norman’s wide-ranging
HistoryofInformation.com, is an essay on the change-over from orality to literacy, with a link to an essay
on Herodotus.


Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage (homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/skenotheke.html, accessed March
29, 2016) offers numerous links to images of the ancient stage, studiously maintained by John Porter.


Sophocles Oedipus Rex 1957 (youtu.be/ZZUCgq8LfhY, accessed March 29, 2016) is the film version of
the classic Stratford Festival production, with masks, of Sophocles’ masterpiece, directed by Tyrone
Guthrie.


Diotima (stoa.org/diotima, accessed March 29, 2016) is a comprehensive interdisciplinary resource for
the study of women and gender in the ancient Mediterranean world.


Women in Classical Greece (metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wmna/hd_wmna, accessed March 29, 2016) is a
brief essay, beautifully illustrated with relevant artifacts from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum
in New York.

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