Greece 2003, University of Arkansas

(Kioniskoi at Keramikos, Athens. photograph by J. Matthew Harrington)

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Each student will choose one topic from the choices below, or other topics, in consultation with professors.

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Ancient/Byzantine Topics

 

1. Athens: Classical-Roman Theater of Dionysos

 

2. Athens: Erechtheion. Temple of Erechtheus/Athena/Poseidon JOE RATNER

 

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 DEANNA PRATT

 

8. Attica: Healing Shrine of Amphiaraus at Oropos (Classical/Hellenistic/Roman) STEVEN MORSE

 

9. Attica: Marathon site and Battle of Marathon SALLY STONE

 

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11. Attica: Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone /Telesterion AARON RANDOLPH

 

12. Eretria on island of Euboea: Classical Site and Mosaics

 

13. Chlemoutsi in Peloponnesus: Castle (Frankish)

 

14. Attica: Fortification Walls at Eleutherai and Aigosthena

 

15. Bassae (Arcadia): Temple of Apollo Bassitas (Classical) HALEY BEVERBURG

 

16. Crete: Archaic Law Code Inscription at Gortyna

 

17. Crete: Early Byzantine Church of St. Titus

 

18. Crete: Irakleion Museum: Minoan Frescoes from Knossos

 

19. Crete: Minoan Palace at Phaistos JERRY SHARUM

 

20. Crete: Minoan Palace of Minos at Knossos

 

21. Crete: Minoan Site of Ayia Triada

 

22. Crete: Minoan Site of Mallia

 

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

 

24. Delphi: The Temple of Apollo/Oracle of Apollo JOE BAILEY

 

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26. Epidaurus: Late Classical Theater

 

27. Epidaurus: Temple of Asclepius/Tholos/Healing Cult ADRIAN DAVIS

 

28. Mycenae: Mycenaean Palace, Lion's Gate, Fortification Walls SARAH DEAN

 

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

 

30. Island of Melos: History of Early Christian Catacombs

 

31. Island of Melos: Frankish Remains and 13th-century Church of Thalassitra

 

32. Island of Melos: Classical History and the Ancient Site (including Roman Theater) LYNN ENDICOTT

 

33. Island of Melos: Cycladic Site of Phylakopi NICK ZUNICK

 

34. Olympia: Archaic-Classical Temple of Hera

 

35. Olympia: Fountain House (Nymphaeum) of Herodes Atticus

 

36. Olympia: Stadium and Games LAQUITA CANNON

 

37. Olympia: Temple of Zeus (Classical)

 

38. Osios Loukas: Byzantine Churches JONATHAN STONE

 

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

 

40. Sounion: Temple of Posiedon (Classical)

 

41. Tiryns: Mycenaean Palace and Fortification Walls

 

 

 

Modern/European-Studies-Type Topics:

 

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

 

2. Greek Wines: Ancient to Modern KRISTEN WIEDERKEHR

 

3. Constructing the Athens Metro: Transit and Treasure

 

4. Greco-Turkish Aegean Border Disputes

 

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

 

6. Greece's Preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games

 

7. Greece's Orthodox Church And The European Union HALEY BEVERBERG

 

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

 

9. The Parthenon Marbles: Who Should Own Them?

 

10. Greece vs. Turkey: The Dispute over Cyprus JOE BAILEY

 

11. Terrorism and Greece: November 17 and Greece's Struggle for Security

 

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