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The
Ancient City of Athens
This site is a photographic archive of the archaeological and
architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily
as a resource for students of classical languages, civilization, art,
archaeology, and history at Indiana University who may wish to take a “virtual
tour” of the chief excavated regions. |
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The
Ancient Greek World
Welcome to a partial presentation, in digital form, of a real-life
exhibit on ancient Greek life using artifacts and photographs to help
illustrate aspects of that life. |
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The
Ancient Greeks
The culture, people, and history of ancient Greece are presented in
this site. The two most important concepts that the ancient Greeks
followed were found inscribed on the great shrine of Delphi, which read
“Nothing in excess” and “Know thyself.” This philosophy formed and
shaped Greek civilization. |
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ArabNet:
Arab Countries
This is an important online resource about the Arab world in the
Middle East and North Africa. It presents information on Arab art, homes,
economics, history, and even the A-to-Z of camels. |
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Castles
on the Web
A beautifully designed and carefully researched site by Ted Monk. A
great “Castles for Kids” section. |
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Encyclopaedia
of the Orient
History, people, and
country information about North Africa and the Middle East. |
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Hercules:
Greece’s Greatest Hero
This is part of the scholarly Perseus Project at Tufts University, but
useful to grasp the place of Hercules in myth and history. |
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Hiroshima
Archive
The Hiroshima Archive was originally set up to join the online effort
made by many people all over the world to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the atomic bombing. This archive is intended to serve as a research and
educational guide to those who want to gain and expand their knowledge of
the atomic bombing. |
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Ice
Treasures of the Inca
This offers and interactive journey with climber Johan Reinhard to
find the great treasures of the Inca. You can follow the step-by-step
journey of discovery. |
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Labyrinth
The Labyrinth is a global information network providing free,
organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a Web
server at Georgetown University. The Labyrinth’s easy-to-use menus and
hypertext links provide automatic connections to databases, services, and
electronic texts on other servers around the world. |
Learning
about the Holocaust
Produced for the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,
D.C., this includes sections on teaching about the holocaust, children and
the holocaust, Nazi Rule, and the rise and fall of National Socialism in
Germany, 1933-1945. |
Rabbit
in the Moon
This site includes a large amount of information on ancient Mayan
culture and offers the chance to learn to write your name in Mayan glyphs. |
RMS
Titanic. Destination . . . Cyberspace
The Titanic departed from Southampton, England, on her first and only
voyage Wednesday, April 10, 1912. This site combines eyewitness accounts
with paintings of the mighty ship. |
Secrets
of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege
Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult.
For upper elementary and middle school students. |
Titanic
Historical Society
In the totally unexpected location far from the ocean in landlocked
Western Massachusetts in the Henry’s Jewelry building, this unique,
privately-owned display is dedicated to the ill-fated liner and open to
the public during the owner’s regular business hours. This site includes
a wide range of information on the Titanic. |
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