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The obverse and reverse sides of an ancient coin of Athens.

Coin of Athens

The obverse and reverse sides of an ancient coin of Athens.

A costume of an upper class Greek youth.

Greek Costume

A costume of an upper class Greek youth.

A Greek soldier in the time of Alexander the Great.

Greek Soldier

A Greek soldier in the time of Alexander the Great.

American educator and professor at Brown University, Harvard, and Cornell University teaching philology and Greek.

Benjamin Ide Wheeler

American educator and professor at Brown University, Harvard, and Cornell University teaching philology…

"The ancient capital of the Hittites in Central Asia Minor recently excavated." -Breasted, 1914

Hittite Masonry Walls

"The ancient capital of the Hittites in Central Asia Minor recently excavated." -Breasted, 1914

"A colonnaded hall and staircase in the Cretan palace at Cnossus." -Breasted, 1914

Cretan Palace

"A colonnaded hall and staircase in the Cretan palace at Cnossus." -Breasted, 1914

"Tile drainpipes from the Cretan Palace of Cnossus."

Cretan Palace

"Tile drainpipes from the Cretan Palace of Cnossus."

"The walls of Homeric Troy, built about 1500 B.C." -Breasted, 1914

Troy

"The walls of Homeric Troy, built about 1500 B.C." -Breasted, 1914

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

Lydian Coin

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

Coin of Chios

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

Carian Coin

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

Athenian Coin

The obverse and reverse sides of one of the earliest coins.

"Mound raised as a monument to the fallen Greeks at Marathon." -Breasted, 1914

Marathon Monument

"Mound raised as a monument to the fallen Greeks at Marathon." -Breasted, 1914

"Piraeus, the port of Athens, and the strait and island of Salamis." -Breasted, 1914

Piraeus

"Piraeus, the port of Athens, and the strait and island of Salamis." -Breasted, 1914

"The Temple of Theseus, the Areopagus, and the Acropolis of Athens." -Breasted, 1914

Athens

"The Temple of Theseus, the Areopagus, and the Acropolis of Athens." -Breasted, 1914

The theater of Athens where Greek drama was born.

Theater of Athens

The theater of Athens where Greek drama was born.

Pan playing his flute while a young girl listens.

Pan and Child

Pan playing his flute while a young girl listens.

The Coat of Arms of Greece.

Greek Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms of Greece.

Ionian Islands Flag

Ionian Islands Flag

Ionian Islands Flag

Coat of Arms, Greece

The Great Seal of Greece

Coat of Arms, Greece

Coat of Arms, Ionian Islands

The Great Seal of the Ionian Islands

Coat of Arms, Ionian Islands

"Internal view of the plastron of the Greek tortoise. EP., Epiplastron (clavicle?); ENT., entoplastron (interclavicle?); HYO., hyoplastron; HYPO., hypoplastron; XIPHI., xiphiplastron." -Thomson, 1916

Greek Tortoise Plastron

"Internal view of the plastron of the Greek tortoise. EP., Epiplastron (clavicle?); ENT., entoplastron…

"Scales on ventral surface of plastron of Greek tortoise. G., Gular; H., humeral; P., pectoral; Ab., abdominal; F., femoral; A., anal; M., marginal." -Thomson, 1916

Greek Tortoise Plastron

"Scales on ventral surface of plastron of Greek tortoise. G., Gular; H., humeral; P., pectoral; Ab.,…

A decorative divider with Greek statues, musical instruments, and flowers.

Greek Divider

A decorative divider with Greek statues, musical instruments, and flowers.

A decorative divider with griffins, cornucopias, grapes, and leaves.

Greek Divider

A decorative divider with griffins, cornucopias, grapes, and leaves.

A decorative divider with griffins, Greek statues, and cornucopias.

Greek Divider

A decorative divider with griffins, Greek statues, and cornucopias.

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the Greek valerian (Polemonium reptans).

Greek Valerian

Of the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae), the Greek valerian (Polemonium reptans).

Combat between Menclaus and Hector, Aryan Speaking people. Greek writing was just beginning therefore this is probably the earliest known vase bearing a Greek inscription.

Aryan Speaking People, Menclaus and Hector

Combat between Menclaus and Hector, Aryan Speaking people. Greek writing was just beginning therefore…

From an archaic Greek vase, a picture of horses and chariots.

Aryan Speaking People, Horses and Chariots

From an archaic Greek vase, a picture of horses and chariots.

Rower in an Athenian warship, about 400 B.C. (fragment of relief found on the Acropolis).

Greek Rowers

Rower in an Athenian warship, about 400 B.C. (fragment of relief found on the Acropolis).

Two Scythians are kneeling and resting. This is one of the few existing representations of the ancient Scythians. Found on a Greek Electrum Vase.

Scythians on a Greek Vase

Two Scythians are kneeling and resting. This is one of the few existing representations of the ancient…

Two Scythians tying a rope. This is one of the few existing representations of the ancient Scythians. Found on a Greek Electrum Vase.

Scythians on a Greek Vase

Two Scythians tying a rope. This is one of the few existing representations of the ancient Scythians.…

A monument of Athenian foot soldier, found near Marathon.

Monument of a Greek Solider

A monument of Athenian foot soldier, found near Marathon.

Soldiers of the Persian bodyguard. From frieze in the audience hall of Darius at Susa.

Persian Soldiers

Soldiers of the Persian bodyguard. From frieze in the audience hall of Darius at Susa.

Philip became king of Macedonia in 359 B.C. He was viewed as he best educated man of his time.

Philip of Macedon

Philip became king of Macedonia in 359 B.C. He was viewed as he best educated man of his time.

A Tetradrachm (which is an ancient Greek coin) with the head of Seleucus.

Tetradrachm of Seleucus

A Tetradrachm (which is an ancient Greek coin) with the head of Seleucus.

Alexander the Great's head on a silver coin of Lysimachus in 321-281 B.C.

Coin of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great's head on a silver coin of Lysimachus in 321-281 B.C.

A greek vase of Serapis, an Egyptian god in Antiquity.

Greek Vase of Serapis

A greek vase of Serapis, an Egyptian god in Antiquity.

He was a mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer. "The name of a line Graeco-Egyptain kings, who succeeded on the division of the empire of Alexander the Great, to the portion of his dominions of which Egypt was the head." -Marshall

Ptolemy in Profile

He was a mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer. "The name of a line Graeco-Egyptain…

"Two forms of the old Greek lyre." -Foster, 1921

Lyre

"Two forms of the old Greek lyre." -Foster, 1921

Atlas, the Titan condemned to hold the Earth on his shoulders.

Atlas

Atlas, the Titan condemned to hold the Earth on his shoulders.

The race with Hippomenes' for Atalanta's hand in marriage. He won by distracting her with beautiful golden apples he threw during the race.

Atalanta's Race

The race with Hippomenes' for Atalanta's hand in marriage. He won by distracting her with beautiful…

The Trojan Horse given to the Trojans from the Greeks as a gift but was actually war strategy, the horse being filled with Greek soldiers to attack once inside Troy.

Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse given to the Trojans from the Greeks as a gift but was actually war strategy, the horse…

In Greek mythology, Niobe was a princess who had twelve children. She boasted of them to Leto who only had two, Apollo and Artemis who put Niobe's children to death. Niobe was turned to a stone waterfall that constantly weeps.

Niobe

In Greek mythology, Niobe was a princess who had twelve children. She boasted of them to Leto who only…

"Armor. 1, 2, Early Greek; 3, Greek; 4, 5, Roman; 6, Barbarian." -Foster, 1921

Various Armor

"Armor. 1, 2, Early Greek; 3, Greek; 4, 5, Roman; 6, Barbarian." -Foster, 1921

The bagpipe is a wind instrument used among the ancient Greeks but is known as a Scottish and Irish instrument.

Bagpipe

The bagpipe is a wind instrument used among the ancient Greeks but is known as a Scottish and Irish…

The Greek Priest's chair was made out of marble and was found by the door of the temple of Themis, Athens.

Greek Priest's Arm-Chair

The Greek Priest's chair was made out of marble and was found by the door of the temple of Themis, Athens.

The Greek judge's chair was made of marble and was found on the site of the Prytaneum, Athens.

Greek Judge's Arm-Chair

The Greek judge's chair was made of marble and was found on the site of the Prytaneum, Athens.

The Greek bedstead had a vase painting and served partly as bed, and partly as couch.

Greek Bedstead

The Greek bedstead had a vase painting and served partly as bed, and partly as couch.

This Greek chair had a vase painting on the chair.

Greek Vase Painting Chair

This Greek chair had a vase painting on the chair.

The Greek Throne is a Harpy Monument from Xanthos in Lycia.

Greek Throne

The Greek Throne is a Harpy Monument from Xanthos in Lycia.

Armor worn by the Greek soldiers as art armor.

Greek Armor (Art Armor)

Armor worn by the Greek soldiers as art armor.

The marble sculpture, Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Winged Victory of Samothrace

The marble sculpture, Winged Victory of Samothrace.

The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo.

Venus de Milo

The famous ancient Greek statue, Venus de Milo.

The three fates of Greek Mythology were three sisters who spun the thread of life named Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. "Clotho spun the thread of life; Lachesis decided its fate, and Atropos with her great shears cut the thread." -Foster, 1921

Fates

The three fates of Greek Mythology were three sisters who spun the thread of life named Clotho, Lachesis,…

Fortuna, the goddess of chance in Roman mythology.

Fortuna

Fortuna, the goddess of chance in Roman mythology.

"Giant in battle with Artemis, from a relief in the Vatican, Rome." -Foster, 1921

Giant

"Giant in battle with Artemis, from a relief in the Vatican, Rome." -Foster, 1921

Atalanta being distracted to pick up one of three golden apples dropped by Melanion, her suitor during a foot race, the prize being her hand in marriage.

Atalanta's Race

Atalanta being distracted to pick up one of three golden apples dropped by Melanion, her suitor during…

Greek people standing and talking under a tree.

Greeks

Greek people standing and talking under a tree.

"In the Nile valley there had been found a few ancient inscriptions, carved upon stone in unknown characters, but no one could read them. The, about 1800 A.D., some soldiers of Napoleon in Egypt, while laying foundations for a fort, found a slab of black rock bearing three inscriptions. One of the inscriptions was in Greek, one was in the ancient hieroglyphics of the pyramids, and the third was in a later Egyptian writing, which had likewise been been forgotten." - West, 1904

Portion of Rosetta Stone

"In the Nile valley there had been found a few ancient inscriptions, carved upon stone in unknown characters,…