Report Suggestions

Greece 2001, University of Arkansas

Some Suggestions for Student Reports

Each student will choose one topic, from what is below, or in consultation with professors.

Ancient/Byzantine Topics

1. Athens: Classical-Roman Theater of Dionysos

2. Athens: Erechtheion. Temple of Erechtheus/Athena/Poseidon 3. Athens: Hephaisteion. Temple of Hephaestus (Classical )

4. Athens: Stoa of Attalos (in Agora) Hellenistic

5. Athens: Olympic Stadium (Classical )

6. Athens: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Archaic-Roman)

7. Athens: The Panathenaia Festival

8. Attica: Fortification Walls at Eleutherai and Aigosthena 9. Bassae (Arcadia): Temple of Apollo Bassitas (Classical)

10. Crete: Archaic Law Code Inscription at Gortyna

11. Crete: Early Byzantine Church of St. Titus

12. Crete: Irakleion Museum: Minoan Frescoes from Knossos

13. Crete: Minoan Palace at Phaistos

14. Crete: Minoan Palace of Minos at Knossos

15. Crete: Minoan Site of Ayia Triada

16. Delphi: Temple of Athena Pronaia/Tholos (Classical)

17. Delphi: The Temple of Apollo/Oracle of Apollo

18. Eleusis: The Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone/Telesterion

19. Epidaurus: Late Classical Theater

20. Epidaurus: Temple of Asclepius/Tholos/Healing Cult

21. Mycenae: Mycenaean Palace, Lion's Gate, Fortification Walls

22. Mycenae: Mycenaean Treasury of Atreus, Grave Circle A

23. Naxos: Quarries

24. Naxos: Temple of Apollo (Palatia) (Archaic)

25. Naxos: The Sanctuary of Iria

26. Olympia: Archaic-Classical Temple of Hera 27. Olympia: Fountain House (Nymphaeum) of Herodes Atticus

28. Olympia: Stadium and Games

29. Olympia: Temple of Zeus (Classical)

30. Osios Loukas: Byzantine Churches

31. Piraeus: The Reconstructed Trireme (warship) 'Olympias'

32. Santorini: Minoan Houses at Akrotiri

33. Sounion: Temple of Poseidon (Classical)

34. Tiryns: Mycenaean Palace and Fortification Walls

Modern European-Studies-Type Topics:

1. A History of the Drachma and Greece's Adoption of the Euro

2. Constructing the Athens Metro: Transit and Treasure

3. Greco-Turkish Aegean Border Disputes

4. Greece and the Balkan Refugees: How Many Are Too Many?

5. Greece's Preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games

6. Greece's Orthodox Church And The European Union

7. PASOK: How Does Greek Socialism Compare to Others?

8. The Argument over Macedonia: What's in a Name?

9. The Parthenon Marbles: Who Should Own Them?