Greats+from+Ancient+Greece

Follow the links below to selected databases and web sites where you can learn about the lives of ancient Greek artists, athletes, historians, mathematicians, philosophers, playwrights, poets, politicians, and scientists. You may also wish to use the many biographical encyclopedias available in the IMC's reference collection.

**//To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.//** Begin your biographical research here! This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 380,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines. More than 450,000 biographies are included from 135 highly regarded Gale Group publications, as well as many full-text articles from magazines and newspapers.

This full-text collection includes reference books, magazine articles, domestic and international newspapers, government documents, pictures and recommended web sites. To get started: 1. Log in to SIRS Discoverer. (Stop by the IMC for the **User Name** and **Password** needed to access this collection. After entering these, click the **My Products Page** button.) 2. Click on **Biographies** or **Notable People**, or just enter the name of the person whose life you are researching in the search window.

The **Gale Virtual Reference Library** includes //**Ancient Greece**//, **//Ancient Greece and Rome: an Encyclopedia for Students//**, and many other reference books and encyclopedias. Read, listen to, translate and/or download articles to an iPod or other MP3 player. To get started: 1. Log in to the Gale Virtual Reference Library. (Stop by the IMC for the **Password** needed to access this collection.) 2. Enter the name of your research subject in the search field.



This collection features the full text of **//Calliope//, an excellent magazine with a focus on world history and cultures, which offers nice coverage of ancient civilizations. **

In addition to the database collections above, there are many **helpful web sites** that contain interesting information about your research subject. Explore these by following the links below.

(Also see [|pankration]) ||= [|Thucydides] || **Other Interesting Web Sites [|Ancient Greece: People], from University Press **
 * = **Artists** ||= **Athletes** ||= **Historians** ||
 * = [|Phidias] ||= [|Milo of Kroton] ||= [|Herodotus] ||
 * = [|Praxiteles] ||= [|Polydamas of Skotoussa]
 * =  ||= [|Diagoras of Rhodes] ||=   ||
 * = **Mathematicians** ||= **Philosophers** ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Playwrights** ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Archimedes] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Aristotle] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Aeschylus] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Euclid] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Plato] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">[|Aristophanes] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Pythagoras] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Socrates] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Euripides] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Poets** ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Politicians** ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Scientists** ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Homer] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Draco] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Anaxagoras] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Sappho] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Pericles] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Anaximander] ||
 * = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Sophocles] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">[|Solon] ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Aristarchus of Samos] ||
 * =  ||=   ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Democritus] ||
 * ||  ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Eratosthenes] ||
 * ||  ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Hippocrates] ||
 * ||  ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Thales] ||
 * ||  ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Hippocrates] ||
 * ||  ||= <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Thales] ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;">**[|The Ancient Olympics: a Special Exhibit of the Perseus Digital Library Project],** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">from the Classics Department at Tufts University **-** Compare ancient Olympic events to those of the modern Games, take a tour of ancient Olympia, and more at this nifty site.
 * [|Ancient Greek Biographies] ,** from **[|HowStuffWorks]**
 * [|Greek Tragedy: The Invention of Drama]**, from **[|Social Studies for Kids]**


 * [|Ancient Greece]**, from **[|Kid Info]**


 * [|Primary History: Ancient Greeks]**, from **[|BBC]**


 * [|The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization]**, from **[|PBS]**


 * [|Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Greece]**, from the **[|Internet History Sourcebooks Project]** , edited by Paul Halsall


 * Mr. Donn's** Life in **[|Ancient Greece]**


 * [|Ancient Greece]**, from **[|The British Museum]**