The website I found first has an in-depth description of how Greek theater and plays were developed in ancient times.
Ancient Greek theatre and entertainment was a very important past-time for the Greeks. The website I found has almost everything you might want to know about Greek play-writes, origins, and themes. This ties into what we are studying quite well because it explains one of the things Greek people in ancient Greece liked to do. This is also interesting because theater and play writing was developed mainly by the Greeks and famous poets/writers emerged in the ancient Greece time period. This site offers an in-depth explanation of exactly how theater and plays were brought about. This site even shows how the stages were set up and where certain people sat when attending a play or sitting in an amphitheater. Some important details are also offered. One such as the different parts of an ampitheater, the: orchestra pit, theatron, skene, and parodos. Another important aspect of understanding ancient Greek plays and theater productions is understanding when things took place or developed. The website I found shows a timetable and timeline of when poets/play writers were born and when important plays were written.
Hum 110 Tech. �Ancient Greek Theater.� http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Theater.html. 28 September 2004
Plato
The site titled �Science and Human Values� is a very interesting site that pertains to the Greek philosopher Plato. The site explore�s the philosopher�s life, from childhood to old age. Overall it provides a nice explanation of Plato�s life, beliefs, and values.
By reading through this website, one can learn many interesting details and facts about Plato�s life or his own beliefs in how to do certain things. For example, it explains that Plato�s real Athenian name was Aristocles but it was later changed to his nickname Plato, which meant broad, he was named this because he was given this nickname. This is one of the biggest reasons why I enjoyed getting information from this site, it was instructive, but it also made statements that people might not already know or understand about Plato. Plato�s ideas shaped a lot of the ancient Greek culture that we read and study about. Many of his ideas were passed on by students and greatly influenced the way that we look at the Greek world today. This site is so useful because we can read and learn more about a man who was one of the first philosophers, and a man that had one of the greatest influences in Greece than any other person. In conclusion, the website relates what we are learning in chapter five on Plato, it helps us learn and discover the ideals and beliefs that Plato set for ancient Greece.
Prof. Wilson, L, Fred. Rochester Institute of Technology. �Science and Human Values of Plato.� http://www.rit.edu/~flwstv/plato.html. 28 September 2004.
Ancient Rome:
This is a very educational and instructional website that deals with ancient Rome. The site itself has several links that discuss some various aspects of ancient Rome. I mainly decided to focus on Roman architecture and clicked on the link to read more about it. The site gives many descriptions of how Romans used beliefs and customs to influence their architecture. This goes hand in hand with the textbook when it states that the Romans let gods and goddesses be a main influence in art and forming structures.
This site relates to what we are learning because we are studying the aspects of Roman life. One of the main factors in Roman life is how they built their buildings and structures or how they modeled their homes. The site also includes many examples and pictures of Roman architecture and mainly focuses on the arches and columns that they would build. Many of what they built is copied and seen in many modern buildings today. This is another subject that correlates with what we are learning in chapter six when it discusses how many Greek and Roman traditions, beliefs, customs, and workmanships are still used to this day. This website is overall a good sight to seek description and explanation of why Romans built the way they did in architecture.
�Roman Architecture.� http://lilt.ilstu.edu/bekurtz/roman_architecture.htm. 28 September 2004.