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The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer. It centres on the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to return from Troy to his home island of Ithaca. This map tale describes Odysseus's epic voyage and the many foes he meets upon the way. Scholars, both ancient and modern, are divided as to whether or not any of the places visited by Odysseus are real, even so the locations shown in this tale give a good sense of Odysseus's journey around the Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands.

The files presented here for download have been - except where otherwise clearly indicated - created by me. They represent no great amount of creativity but quite a bit of hard work transcribing the texts. The most important ones are Walter Ripman's Classified Vocabulary and Carl Meissner's Latin Phrase Book, two absolutely essential books for learning Latin vocabulary and idioms respectively. These are really must-haves and completely free, so have a look.

"The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism periods (1000-1850), currently containing over 29.000 reproductions. Picture commentaries, artist biographies are available. Guided tours, period music, catalogue, free postcard and other services are provided."

The value of a table like this is to be able to see what is going on in many areas simultaneously, so to keep the table to reasonable proportions all events are tabulated in the nearest 5 year cell; actual date (if known) is given in brackets.  Innovations and developments in technology are very difficult to date accurately. Unless there is a date in brackets after such an entry, its position in the table should be regarded as approximate, indicating our earliest evidence of such a technology, rather than the date of its invention (which would be earlier).

The two next courses are in Bristol (15 and 16 April) and Birkbeck College, London (27 and 28 May). The courses, being run jointly between Liverpool University and other partner departments, are intended primarily to support new or prospective teachers of ancient history at school level, whether they are experienced Classics teachers, teachers of other [...]

«As Metamorfosis convértense en herdeiras, compendio e climax da producción literaria de Ovidio. Herdeiras porque moito do seu contido, mitos e lendas, xa se trataba en Amores, Ars Amandi e Heroidas; compendio porque funde o que lle suministra a tradición elexíaca, lírica, tráxica, epistolar, as «declamationes», o pantomimo e especialmente o alexandrinismo; e climax porque pretende que sexa a súa obra máis perfecta».

From the Olympics and Sparta to the Trojan Horse and the birth of democracy, this interactive reference delves into one of the world's most fascinating civilizations-ancient Greece-and illustrates how deeply it continues to influence modern life. Utilizing easily obtainable materials and requiring scant adult supervision, 25 hands-on projects instantly immerse kids in ancient Greek culture while diagrams, facts, jokes, and activities educate young readers on topics such as housing, food, clothing, toys, and science in this golden Mediterranean society. Step-by-step instructions are provided for each project, which include creating a Greek vase, an Olympic wreath, and a Trojan Horse, as well as participating in a Greek trial.

The new project of Ultramundum Foundation: the Time Machine Visor, a virtual binocular that lets you explore the past of the place where you are. Here a sample exploration with the Time Machine Visor of the square of the Colosseum, in 320AD at the peak of roman empire.

This site brings together a number of resources that are available for the study of epigraphic texts. 

Portraits such as these are some of the most poignant surviving artifacts from around the time of, but not beyond, the 3rd century, in which the dead, such as they were, were painted and immortalized on planks of wood or other surfaces which sometimes covered the face of their mummy. It is generally accepted that this style of portrait was in vogue in the Greek colonies within Egypt, which gradually phased out with political, religious, and economic change. It is a fascinating spotlight in that period of Egypt's history, where the clear separation between the Greek and Egyptian portraits began to mingle and reveal citizens of mixed ancestry, combining Greek and Egyptian features in their faces.

SCRIBO is an international Latin composition contest, designed to:spur interest and excitement in using Latin for creative writingprovide teachers with high quality materials in Latin to read in their classeshonor and recognize top work in Latin creative writingStudents of Latin in any grade, from kindergarten through college, may participate. Entries will be sorted into the following levels, which are based on length of time studying Latin and content of the course: Exploratory, Lower, and Upper. (See the rules for a complete description of these levels.)

GapVis is an interface for exploring and reading texts that reference ancient places. It includes maps and data visualizations that show what locations are referred to a different points in the narrative and allows you to dig into the details to learn more.

IMAGO was conceived in 2010 to commemorate the Roman Society's centenary. It is intended to be used by students, teachers, lecturers and everyone interested in the archaeology, history and material culture of ancient Rome. Photos are donated and available to use and share for educational and research purposes only.

"There is a lot of history attached to Greek Statues (which we won't go into on this post). However, you don't need a history degree to admire the incredible artistry of these magnificent sculptures. Truly timeless works of art, these 25 most intense Greek statues are masterpieces of paramount proportions. "

This site catalogues the results of our 2012/13 campaign to produce high-quality OCR of polytonic, or 'ancient', Greek texts in a HPC environment. It comprises over 600 volumes from archive.org and from original scans. There are over 6 million pages of OCR output in total, including experimental and rejected results.