This lecture outlines the events of the Greek revolution and war for independence from Turkey, which began in 1821 and lasted through 1829. It covers Greek history as well as international political and economic context for the war.

This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and the thinking of their leaders. Students are asked to consider five...

Read about President Truman's two-pronged foreign policy for Europe. Find out about his containment policy and the Truman Doctrine, which was manifested in the Marshall Plan.

This article describes the discovery of an olive branch that had been buried by a volcanic eruption on Santorini. This discovery is challenging the timeline of the history of Greek Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.

Presents a clear, readable summary of ancient Greek history from the Archaic period through the Renaissance which included Homer's epic poems. Explains major historical events and cultural trends as background for those reading Homeric...

Students from the Greece Central School District in New York created this bilingual Pourquoi storybook. This collaborative project was written by students in third grade, then translated into Spanish, illustrated and marketed by high...

This activity provides you with an opportunity to start thinking about the impact that farming can have on the way humans live and relate to each other. It will also allow you to think about the kinds of questions archaeologists and...

A picture and description of the Athena of Piraeus, a famous bronze of the goddess. Part of a larger site dedicated to all things related to Athena, including a timeline and online galleries of images of Athena in paintings and sculpture.

An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Ancient Greek Theatre.

Our little story takes place in Athens. It starts with the realization of a wish and takes off with the reader for a day trip, flying over the important sights of the city of Athens, with the Parthenon being the highlight. Kanelis is a...

Content includes an interactive map of the games with photographs of individual venues, schedule of events, Olympic history, and guide to Athens.

A brief encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia on Mount Parnassus. The information is short, but links are provided for additional information on related subjects.

The English cloak, though commonly adopted as the translation of these terms, conveys no accurate conception of the form, material, or use of that which they denoted. The article designated by them was always a rectangular piece of...

The palla, as well as the pallium and palliolum, was always a rectangular piece of cloth, exactly, or, at least, nearly square. It was, indeed, used in the very form in which it was taken from the loom, being made entirely by the weaver....

From the Frieze of the Parthenon. - Smith, 1882

Inside of the Parthenon

The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of the city, built on an elevated rock near the Acropolis, and has always been regarded as the most exquisite and perfect example of...

Bass-reliefs from the frieze of the Parthenon.

The patera was a broad and comparatively shallow bowl used for libations, and also for drinking out of at banquets. The following cut gives a front and side view of a bronze patera found at Pompeii. - Anthon, 1891

A round plate or dish. The paterae of the most common kind were small plates of the common red earthenware, on which an ornamental pattern was drawn, and which were sometimes entirely black. The more valuable paterae were metallic, being...

A shepherd's crook. On account of its connection with pastoral life, the crook is often seen in works of ancient art, in the hands of Pan, Satyrs, Fauns, and shepherds. It was also the usual attribute of Thalia, as the muse of pastoral...

A small shield, Iphicrates, observing that the ancient Clipeus was cumbrous and inconvenient, introduced among the Greeks a much smaller and lighter shield, from which those who bore it took the name of peltastae. It consisted...

An outer garment, strictly worn by females, and thus corresponding to the himation or pallium, the outer garment worn by men. Like all other pieces of cloth used for the Amictus, it was often fastened by means of a brooch. It was,...

The peplus was a shawl which commonly formed part of the dress of females. It was often fastened by meeans ofa brooch, but was frequently worn without one, in the manner represented in the annexed cut, which is copied from one of Sir W....