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Ancient Greeks

Greece is the birthplace of democracy and the Olympics. This topic covers ancient Greek culture, including architecture, philosophy, religion, wars, inventions and famous persons. SCIS no: 1836099

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Old Corinth

35mm colour slide showing the ruins of Ancient Corinth, Greece with the Temple of Apollo Greece

Ancient Greek medallions

Ancient Greek medallions

A replica of an ancient Greek Arethusa decadrachm coin from Syracuse (Sicily). The obverse features a quadriga chariot galloping left with a charioteer holding the reins. The goddess Nike is flying...

Ancient Greek rowers

Ancient Greek rowers

Rowers from 410 BC

Art of ancient Greece

Art of ancient Greece

Goddess of health

Goddess of health

1932 New Zealand stamp with Hygeia, the Greek goddess of health.

Ancient Greece

Professor Matthew Trundle discusses ancient Greek culture and society.

Plutarch

Anne Kerwin talks about the ancient Greek philosopher, Plutarch.

The flame for the London 2012 torch relay and Olympic Games has been lit during a ceremony in Olympia, Greece. It was kindled by actress Ino Menegaki, playing a high...

City state system

Articles on the history of modern democracy.

Greeks and sport

The importance of sport and its technique in ancient Greece.

Apollo

Marble cast of Apollo, the Greek god of music.

School of Athens

School of Athens

Raphael’s fresco ‘School of Athens,’ representing a community of intellectuals.

Death of Achilles

Death of Achilles

Death of Achilles at the hands of Paris and Apollo.

Poem dedicated to Helen of Troy.

Aristophanes and Greek comedy.

Ancient curlers

Grecian aids to beauty.

Art of Greek mosaic.

The Erechtheion

The Erechtheion

Ancient Greek temple.

Money and Greece

Money and Greece

Making a living in the ancient Greek world.

Ancient Greek colours

Dyes used by the ancient Greeks.

Mother’s Day

The origin of Mother’s Day came from ancient Greece.

The Parthenon

Parthenon frieze

Parthenon frieze

plaster - BRITISH MUSEUM / RESTORATION OF PANTHEON / FRIEZES (?) (3 FRAMES / Mackelvie Collection / before 1921 These plaster friezes were moulded after the originals following their arrival in Br...

Palace of Knossos

Palace of Knossos

Dolphins were revered by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and given prominence in works of art. A well-known early depiction is this frieze in the Palace of Knossos, on the island of Crete, from 3,50...

Research Papers

Topography and Greek temples

The role of urban topography in the orientation of Greek temples.

Plaque

A plaque painted with Neptune in a chariot drawn by sea horses.

Laocoon statue

Copy of a classical statue used as a model for figure drawing.

Napier Public Trust building

Napier Public Trust building

The Napier Public Trust building is in the classical style of architecture influenced by Roman and Greek architecture.

Greek cup

cup, two handles projecting just below rim, South Italian skyphos, deep cup with horizontal handles Corinthian type, ca. 5th Century BC height 160 mm. Auckland Museum cat. no 262 Mackelvie Collecti...

Bail amphora

Purchased, 1972 Clay 438 x 121mm 72/142

The ancient Olympic games

The ancient Olympic games

Greek theatre at Berkeley

Greek theatre at Berkeley

This theatre in Berkeley, San Francisco is called Greek Theatre for a reason. It resembles the theatres of the ancient Greeks, which were built on the side of a hill. Wherever possible the seating ...

Pumping station at Musselburgh, Dunedin

Pumping station at Musselburgh, Dunedin

Classical style architecture on the pumping station at Musselburgh, Dunedin.

Fashions of ancient Greece

Fashions of ancient Greece

This model from Baroque, London wears a chlamys or travelling coat. This short rectangular woollen cape, worn exclusively by Greek men, was draped over one shoulder and fastened together with a pin...

Education makes men act nobly

Education makes men act nobly

This quote on education is by Plato, the Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy, a centre of research and high thinking. Plato expected noble decisions from people with education. This accord...

Royal Exchange, London

Royal Exchange, London

Colonial New Zealand followed British architectural fashions.

Dressed for dance drama

Dressed for dance drama

This is a group photo of Wellington Girls College dressed for a Greek dance drama. They are wearing white skirts decorated with a classical Greek key pattern called meander or Meandros, a continuou...

A good year for gold

A good year for gold

King Midas, according to Greek mythology wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. In this caricature, King Midas wants to use the time machine to send him to 2011 when the price of gol...

Olympic torch in London

Olympic torch in London

The ancient Greeks believed that fire was given to mankind by Prometheus. It was considered to have sacred qualities and was kept burning throughout the Olympic games. The Olympic Flame in the mode...

Sterilised water in ancient Greece

Sterilised water in ancient Greece

Rufus of Ephesus, a physician from ancient Greece wrote that stagnant water and rivers that ran beside public baths were impure. He recommended boiling water in earthenware before drinking. A metho...

Mount Olympus located

Mount Olympus located

Tukutuku panels are an integral element in the interiors of meeting houses. They not only form the interior lining of the walls, but the stories and meanings of the iwi and hapu are literally woven...

300 and two!

This cartoon compares Brendon McCullum to a Greek warrior from Sparta, a famous warrior state famous for defeating its rival city of Athens in the Peloponnesian War. Brendon McCullum, who is actual...

Ladies of ancient Greece

Ladies of ancient Greece

This article is about the fashion and style of Grecian ladies. Their costume consisted of four garments. A long tunic over which a shorter tunic was worn. Both tunics were fastened at the waist wit...

Ancient Greek science

Major ancient Greek scientists and their inventions and discoveries.

Demosthenes speech

Speech by Demosthenes against the ambitions of Philip of Macedonia.

Guide to ancient Greece

Guide to cultural aspects of ancient Greece.

Ancient Greek philosophy

Understanding Greek philosophers and what they challenged.

What the ancients knew – Greece

Wisdom and traditions of ancient Greeks.

Ancient Greece for kids

The art, culture, life, people, mythology and religion of the Ancient Greeks.

Famous Greeks from different walks of life.

Story, symbols, objects and festivals to do with the Greek gods.

Ancient Greek inventions

Ten ancient Greek inventions and discoveries still used today.

Map of Ancient Greece

The top ten ancient Greek artworks

Ancient Greek dance

Ancient Greek dance.

Classical Greece

Classical Greek objects.

Ancient Olympics

The history, mythology, events, and athletes of the ancient Olympic games.

Marian Maguire is a New Zealand artist who combines imagery from Greek vase painting with New Zealand colonial history.

Classical Greece and the geometric period.

Greek mythology paintings

The Hippocratic Oath

The meaning of the oath; the classical and modern versions.

Democracy in Athens

Democracy according to Athens.

Greek mathematics

Ancient Greek numeral system and famous mathematicians.

Athenian statesman, orator and General of Athens.

Overview of ancient Greece

Overview of ancient Greece from the Greek Dark Ages to the Hellenistic period.

Ancient Greece – lesson plans

A gallery of lesson plans on ancient Greece.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia.

Timeline of events that shaped ancient Greece.

Greek architecture

Images, history and influences of Greek architecture.

Ancient Greek art and architecture

Greek art and architecture was based on balance and proportion of form.

Athens vs. Sparta

A comparison between the two rivals, Athens and Sparta.

Comedy, tragedy, satire

Importance of the theatre to Ancient Greeks.

Greek government

Political structure and the origin of democracy.

Panoramic view of the Acropolis.

Greek symbols and their meaning.

Battle of Marathon 490 BC

Peloponnesian war

Athens and Sparta fight as allies in the Greco-Persian wars.

Ancient Greeks: Sparta

Dionysus judges a contest between Euripides and Æschylus.

Ten most famous Greek temples.

Greek writing, alphabets, and words.