Greek Archaeology
The Spartan general Leonidas, who led the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae (Sparta Museum)
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Geological Topics
--the mining of silver (and other minerals) at Lavrion (geology, techniques, uses, etc.) Chelsea Coyne/Becca Ellerbroek
--the Gulf of Corinth and the Canal (geology, but also the history of the canal, techniques for construction)
--climatic differences in different parts of Greece (Sparta vs. ...)
--Crete--Mt. Ida's caves Melody Roth
--earthquakes: some of these sites have been destroyed by immense earthquakes--could discuss how the ancients built to withstand earthquakes, too (focus on Bassae and Olympia) Julia Kamenetzky
Archaeological Topics
Minoan (2000-1400 BCE)
Minoan palaces (political, religious, and economic centers): Phaistos Amber Hein
Minoan burials (grave goods, beliefs about the afterlife, demographics: Archanes Phourni Abigail Michaelson
Minoan villas (regional centers of power?): Agia Triada
Kommos, harbor of Phaistos
Minoan religion (peak sanctuaries, caves, and "domestic" shrines) Alyssa Naley
Mycenean (1600-1100 BCE)
Mycenean fortified palaces:
Mycenae Andrew Moeller
Tiryns
Mycenean monumental graves/beehive tombs: Mycenae Erica Cooper/Belain Eyob
Geometric and Archaic (800-500 BCE)
art: Sparta
archaic statues (kouroi/korai) from the Athenian Acropolis Jayne Christiansen
gift-exchange and the ancient economy: dedications at Olympia Adrienne Stackwell
Classical (500-323 BCE)
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art: pedimental sculptures (and metopes) of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia Emily Isenberg/Steph Clark
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temples (choose one):
Apollo at Corinth
temples of Hera and Zeus
at Olympia Sarah Schirmer
Parthenon
temples by Iktinos: Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
two temples by the same architect: Hephaisteion in Athens,
Poseidon at Sounion Alex Brun
Ionic temples on
the Athenian Acropolis:
Athena Nike (including relief sculpture) Nicole Felten/Becca Kollman
Erechtheum
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round buildings: tholoi at Delphi, Epidauros, Philippeum
at Olympia
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religious buildings in the Athenian agora
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civic/political life in the Athenian agora: Bryan Roush
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stoas (colonnades) in the Athenian agora Chris Robertson
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theater: Athens, Epidauros, Megalopolis, Delphi,
Thorikos
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athletics (stadia, victor's
monuments, treasuries, administrative bldgs): Olympia Nick Andrajack/Paul Eley
Delphi
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cult centers (choose one):
Asclepius at Epidauros Joey Resignato
oracle of Apollo
at Delphi (focus on the temple of Apollo, its altar, and the process of asking the oracle) Megan Regel
Demeter at
Eleusis
- burials: Kerameikos (Athens)
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mining: Thorikos/Laurion
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battlefield: Plataea Michelle Penn
Hellenistic (323-30 B.C.)
temples: Zeus Olympios at Athens
monuments to Philip and Alexander's family at Olympia and Delphi
Roman (200 B.C.-A.D. 330)
forum: Corinth, Athens
Greek and Roman baths: Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, and Argos Stephanie Lampkin/Rachel Tjaden
town: Gortyn
Early Christian and Byzantine (A.D. 330-1453)
Mistra (late Byzantine town and palace near Sparta)
Osios Loukas (two middle Byzantine churches) Becca Goldknopf/Joanna Sturgess
Daphne (early Byzantine church near Athens)
Venetian and Frankish (A.D. 1204-1430)
Acrocorinth Amy Moenning/Daniel Pedersen
Nauplia
Chlamoutsi
Naupaktos
Turkish (A.D. 1453-1830)
Ottoman monuments in Athens
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