Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) Focuses on the Ionian cities located in Asia Minor and on coastal Greek Islands. Explains that Ionia is known for philosophers like Thales and Anaximander who was the first cartographer to create a map of the entire world. Visits Priene and its senate chamber, theater and stairways. Covers the theories of Hippodamus of Miletus, the father of urban planning and how they affected Priene. Travels to Miletus, once a coastal city, that also used an urban planning model. Highlights Delos that had a large presence of foreign gods. Suggests that Delos was home to the ancient world's largest slave market. Covers Kos that is known for its architecture, its mosaics and Hippocrates. Discusses the philosophy of Hippocrates and how medicine was practiced. Concludes with Rhodes, its spheres that were used for ammunition and its colassus. Illustrates the senate chamber of Priene, the medical sanctuary of Kos and the colossus.