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18. Cities: Athens
By Robin on Dec 14, 2008 in 05. Ancient Greece
- Two Faces of Greece: Athens & Sparta – This lesson was created by PBS to help students explore
and understand the ancient Greek world. - The Daily Athenian: A Greek Newspaper Project – A site created by PBS to help students learn more about
daily life in ancient Athens through a group newspaper project. - Ancient Civilizations – ThinkQuest: Explore ancient Athens as one of three characters: a Princess, a Merchant, or a Scholar. Different situations arise for each one, and your task is to choose the correct path to get out of trouble! Along the way you will learn something of Greece’s culture and history, and have some fun too!
- Athens – An overview of the history, people, and economy of Athens from Britannica.com.
- Athens - Brief overview of the city of ancient Athens from a ThinkQuest project.
- The Ancient City of Athens - A photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural
remains of ancient Athens. - The Ancient City of Athens: Sites & Monuments - View images of the Acropolis, Philopappos Monument, the Pnyx, Agora, and Library of Hadrian.
- Athens Virtual Tour – A theme-based interactive community, this site includes images from various Athens sites. Download and view movies of ancient cities rebuilt, take a virtual walking tour, or play the classic Web game, S.P.Q.R.
- Perseus Project – The definitive gateway to all things Athenian, this site includes a vast array of resource materials. Here you’ll find information on the art, architecture, texts, and history of ancient Greece from about 1200-323 B.C. including an atlas that uses Java and requires Internet Explorer 4, or Netscape 4 or above. NA
- Ancient Greece – This site gives the fine points of the council of nobles behind the Areopagus and its nine archons, as well as a description of the reforms of Solon, and Pesistratus’ rebellion.
- Print Your Own Coloring Page – Includes a coloring page of the Parthenon in Athens. NA
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