NEW!! All books, be they
travel
or classical
oriented, purchased at this site through Amazon.com will result in
15% of their total price being awarded to my Classical Studies Department's
"Pop Top" Book Acquisition Fund for purchasing books for graduate student
use. Thanks for your help!!
About this site:
I am often asked about the objective of this site.
"Is it an archaeological web site? Is it a travel site? Is it
a classics site?" I may be able to answer those questions by stating
the reasons I created it: 1.) To help those who are just wanting to find
out more information on Greece 2.) To help students of all ages get
access to a more descriptive account of the state of the sites today 3.)
To encourage the educated traveller to visit some of the lesser known sites
& 4.) To give myself a chance to learn more about the sites I have visited
but did not have enough preparation time to fully enjoy.
In
early 1996, while I was preparing for my first trip to Greece, I began to
search for more information on visiting ancient sites. Although I was
mainly searching for archaeological sites, I also needed practical information
(e.g., how to get there, what towns were nearby, was there a bus route that
ran close to the site). Surprisingly enough, I managed to find quite
an amount of material using the internet. As soon as I returned from
Greece that summer I started this web site, hoping that some other people
out there might benefit from my experiences. I have also just begun
to use the new internet translation sites in an attempt to make my pages
available to more people, but the first attempts are very disjointed and
there are numerous mistakes. Take a look at some of the versions above
and offer your suggestions. I am currently working most on the French
site and unfortunately the other ones will have to wait a while longer.
As more and more sites are being
created on Greek history, archaeology, and culture, planning a trip and learning
about the country's past has become much easier. From the comfort
of your home or office you can browse through the countless
archaeological and art museums
that now have their best items displayed online. You can take virtual
reality tours through famous archaeological sites like
Mycenae and Sounion
. You can have countless
books on Greece
sent to your doorstep within a few days. You can even view footage
of a hike up
Mount Olympus
. Though the sites are spread out across the world, I have tried to
incorporate the best into a description of two trips that I made to Greece
in the summer of 1996 and 1998.
What do you expect to find here?
The most helpful part should be the summaries of archaeological sites with
information for the modern tourist and links to other relevant pages.
On each of these pages I have also tried to include an up-to-date scholarly
bibliography. There are also a few
pages devoted to planning your trip. You may also find the page of
bookmarks useful. I have grouped them into categories and mentioned a few
words about each of them in order to help you cut down on the time wasted
looking at worthless or irrelevant sites.
I am always pleased to get messages
about my site whether they be questions, suggestions, or even the criticisms.
So do not hesitate to e-mail me about anything you see here that you would
like to discuss in more detail.
Recent News:
The spring semester here at the University of Missouri has just started
and I've been devoting very little time to this web site recently.
I am busy with classes and exams and it is just so hard to take time out
to make changes and, more importantly, new additions. I will try to
place a new site online from time to time, but I hope you can still benefit
from the sites that are already described. Enjoy the site and do not forget
to come back in a few months to see what changes have taken place!
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About this site:
I am often asked about the objective of this site.
"Is it an archaeological web site? Is it a travel site? Is it
a classics site?" I may be able to answer those questions by stating
the reasons I created it: 1.) To help those who are just wanting to find
out more information on Greece 2.) To help students of all ages get
access to a more descriptive account of the state of the sites today 3.)
To encourage the educated traveller to visit some of the lesser known sites
& 4.) To give myself a chance to learn more about the sites I have visited
but did not have enough preparation time to fully enjoy. 
pages devoted to planning your trip. You may also find the page of
bookmarks useful. I have grouped them into categories and mentioned a few
words about each of them in order to help you cut down on the time wasted
looking at worthless or irrelevant sites. 
