An Ancient Greek ComputerSave
Uncovered during a dive in 1901, near the isle of Antikythera. Page describes the components of what may be an early astronomical calculator thought to come from ancient Greece. Includes photos and sketches of the mechanical device. From the Scientific American magazine. http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/SCAMKyt...
Colonization of the Black Sea by the Ancient GreeksSave
An article by Igor V. Bondyrev. Peculiarity of geographic position and abundance of natural resources as well as unusual situation in home policy of Greece itself, complicated by the beginning of ecological crisis in regional ecosystems in Ancient Greece, all these made separate city-states to seek new sources for revenue on the coast of the Golden Fleece. http://www.transoxiana.com.ar/Eran/Ar...
Parthenon MarblesSave
Ian Swindale and his students in Crete present the history of the magnificent frieze and sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens and the campaign to return to Greece those now in the British Museum. http://www.greece.org/parthenon/marbles/