FYI: Ancient Greece through Fun & Games!

"Presented with a physical relief map of Greece and its many islands,visitors to the homepage of this site will then be treated to a range of material objects, ranging from masks, urns, and stone tablets. All of these items are part of the British Museum’s vast holdings of materials from ancient Greece, and brought together, they constitute the online website titled 'Ancient Greece'. Previous online collections have presented material from other civilizations, and this assemblage is divided into traditionalsections that include geography, time, war, and Athens. While many of the sections follow traditional online collection conventions, there are a number of splendid Flash-enabled features that present a day in the life of the city of Athens, and of course, Plato’s immortal cave."

(from The Internet Scout Report, Oct. 13 2006)

Some highlights:

• Build your own Greek temple!
• Take a tour of Ancient Athens!
• Get Athenians to vote!
• Play the House Challenge to see if you can 'set the scene' correctly in a Greek home!
• Can you survive the Spartan education program?
• Can you command a Greek trireme?

BTW, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt get the same "fun & games" treatment, too!

For Fun: Gladiator Game! :-)

"Swords and Sandals is a mini-epic gladiator game. Create your hero and battle your way to fame and fortune upon the sands of the arena. The basic pattern of the game is to build up your character, buy weapons and armour, and defeat gladiators to win experience and gold... and then do it all again.Your ultimate aim is to defeat all seven arena champions and reign as champion yourself. If you find yourself struggling, try a different strategy."

(from The Presurfer)