A brief description of the earliest Greek numberical notation, the Attic system, followed by a more detailed description of the alphabetical system that replaced it.

This interesting site starts out with a map of the Agora of Acropolis. By clicking on various locations of the map, you are linked to more detailed descriptions. Scroll down below the map for an alphabetical listing of different Greek...

The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, presents hundreds of biographies of famous mathematicians, histories of math in various cultures, and interesting facts on the development of important math concepts. This is a huge reference....