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Greece

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Ancient Olympics
  2. Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe Geographical Index
  3. CIA World Factbook: Greece
  4. Ethnologue Language Database: Greece
  5. Greece Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
  6. Greek Cuisine
  7. Greek National Tourism Organization
  8. Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
  9. Hellenic Culture
  10. Hellenic Parliament
  11. Libraries on the Web: Southeastern Europe and the Balkans
  12. Macedonian Heritage
  13. Maps of Europe
  14. National Map Library of Greece
  15. Political Resources on the Net: Greece
  16. VolcanoWorld Volcano Index
  17. World Travel Guide: Greece

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Ancient Olympics
Exhibit on the ancient Olympics using text and images. It offers a cultural and historical overview of the ancient games including detailed information of the diverse sports played. Stories of some famous ancient athletes are available.
     Author: Tufts University
     Subjects: ancient history, greece, olympic games
     DeweyClass: 796.48
     Resource type: documents, images
Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe Geographical Index
Extensive index to European archaeological resources, organised by country.
     Author: Champion, Sara & Van Leusen, Martijn
     Subjects: albania, archaeology links, austria, belgium, bulgaria, croatia, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, hungary, iceland, ireland, italian history, lithuania, luxembourg, macedonia, malta, netherlands, norway, poland, portugal, romania, russian history, serbia and montenegro, slovakia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, turkey, vatican city
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: index
CIA World Factbook: Greece
Basic reference information about Greece, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: greece
     DeweyClass: 914.95
     Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: Greece
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Greece, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
     Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
     Subjects: greece
     DeweyClass: 409.495
     Resource type: document
Greece Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Greece. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: greece
     DeweyClass: 323.495
     Resource type: document
Greek Cuisine
Searchable collection of traditional Greek recipes with instructions on how to prepare appetisers, soups, sauces and dressings, main courses, desserts, and salads.
     Author: greekcuisine.com
     Subjects: food customs, greece, recipes
     DeweyClass: 641.5
     Resource type: documents
Greek National Tourism Organization
Discover Greeece through the Official GNTO, Ministry of Tourism resource.
     Author: Greek National Tourism Organization
     Subjects: greece
     DeweyClass: 914.95
     Resource type: guide
Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Resource providing information about the ancient Greeks in terms of their language, with a pronunciation guide highlighting the sounds of letters in 400BC, and life in Athens. Offers a timeline of events from 1400BC to 337BC, an insight to how the Acropolis and the Parthenon Temple were built, and details of famous Greeks including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, Aspasia, and Socrates.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: greece, greek history
     DeweyClass: 938
     Resource type: documents, images
Hellenic Culture
Includes a cultural map of Greece, a listing of museums, monuments, and archaeological sites, and information about related organisations and events. Also provides access to literature, music, dance, theatre, cinema, and photography resources. Available in English and Greek.
     Author: Hellenic Ministry of Culture
     Subjects: greece, greek history, greek literature
     DeweyClass: 305.8
     Resource type: documents, index
Hellenic Parliament
Official information from the Parliament of Greece.
     Author: Greek Government
     Subjects: greece
     DeweyClass: 351.495
     Resource type: government
Libraries on the Web: Southeastern Europe and the Balkans
Alphabetical list of academic and other libraries in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Yugoslavia.
     Author: Dowling, Thomas
     Subjects: croatia, european libraries, greece, hungary
     DeweyClass: 027.04
     Resource type: index
Macedonian Heritage
Traces Macedonian affairs, history, and culture from antiquity to modern times, from a Greek perspective.
     Author: Patrinos, Anthony
     Subjects: greece, macedonia, serbia and montenegro
     DeweyClass: 949.5
     Resource type: documents
Maps of Europe
Set of maps produced by the CIA covering the political and ethnic boundaries, administrative divisions and major defence industries in all countries in Europe.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: albania, andorra, austria, belgium, bulgaria, croatia, cyprus, czech republic, denmark, finland, france, germany, greece, hungary, iceland, ireland, italy, liechtenstein, luxembourg, macedonia, malta, maps of europe, monaco, netherlands, norway, poland, romania, san marino, serbia and montenegro, slovakia, slovenia, spain, sweden, switzerland, turkey
     DeweyClass: 912.4
     Resource type: map collection
National Map Library of Greece
Details activities at the Greek National Centre for Maps and Cartographic Heritage, and offers a selection of electronic maps illustrating the boundaries, regions, and prefectures of the country. Information is offered in Greek and English.
     Author: National Centre for Maps and Cartographic Heritage
     Subjects: greece, maps of europe
     DeweyClass: 912.495
     Resource type: documents, maps
Political Resources on the Net: Greece
Listing of political resources relevant to Greece, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: greece
     DeweyClass: 320.9495
     Resource type: documents, index
VolcanoWorld Volcano Index
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
     Author: North Dakota University
     Subjects: antarctic, australian geography, bolivia, cameroon, cape verde, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, congo democratic republic, costa rica, dominica, ecuador, el salvador, ethiopia, greece, guatemala, iceland, india, indonesia, iran, italy, japan, kenya, libya, mexico, micronesia, mountaineering, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, papua new guinea, peru, philippines, rwanda, saint vincent, saudi arabia, solomon islands, spain, sudan, tanzania, turkey, uganda, volcanoes, zaire
     DeweyClass: 551.21
     Resource type: images, reference data
World Travel Guide: Greece
Basic reference information about Greece, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
     Author: Columbus Press
     Subjects: european travel and tourism, greece
     DeweyClass: 914.95
     Resource type: documents