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The First African-American Poet and Her Love of Ancient Greece

In 1761, Phillis Wheatley, a young West African girl, was captured and brought to America on a slave ship. There Susanna Wheatley, wife of prominent Boston businessman John Wheatley, bought her at an auction to serve as lady's maid. The...

Influence of Ancient Greece on American Founding Fathers

In the path of the United States of America to nationhood, the influence of Ancient Greece and its philosophers looms large. The Founding Fathers, the architects of American democracy, learned many of the fundamental principles of freedom, democracy, and...

Fourth of July: How Ancient Greece Inspired American Independence

Greek Americans have one more reason to be proud on the Fourth of July each year because they don't only celebrate America's Independence Day, but also the great influence of Hellenism on the birth of the American nation. The ideas...

When Americans Looked to Ancient Greece and Rome for Inspiration

The ancient world of Greece and Rome has long permeated America, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government,...

Ancient Greece in a Blaze of Dazzling Color in New Met Exhibition

Ancient Greece and its astonishing artifacts are presented in their true color in a new exhibition that opened earlier in July at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. "Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color" reveals the colorful backstory of...

Much of US’ Architecture Inspired by Ancient Greece

In the 18th century, the US was a new country after winning its independence from the British, and US architecture needed to define itself.

Jasmine Hill, Alabama’s “Little Corner of Ancient Greece”, Shuts Down

Jasmine Hill, a 20-acre botanical garden and outdoor museum in Wetumpka, a town outside of Montgomery, Alabama, has closed. The gardens contained an extensive variety of classical Greek sculpture -- both original and replicas -- that depicted Olympic gods...

Fox Announces New Comedy Set in Ancient Greece

Fox Entertainment recently announced its development of an animated comedy series set in ancient Greece, slated to be released in the Spring of 2022. The series, which Michael Thorn, the president of Fox Entertainment calls an "incredibly irreverent family comedy,"...

A Little Corner of Ancient Greece in Alabama

Jasmine Hill Gardens in Elmore County, Alabama is far away from Greece but the Gardens will make you feel you are walking among ancient ruins. The Gardens were established in the early 1930s by Philhellenes Benjamin and Mary Fitzpatrick who...

The First Gold Coin Ever Made Comes from Ancient Greece

Among the items at the $10 million exhibition in Long Beach called, The Tyrants of the Tigris & Euphrates, one small coin from Ancient Greece is stirring up a lot of attention. Made circa 564-539 B.C. on behalf of King...

Onassis Center Wins Award for Ancient Greece Exhibition

The Onassis Cultural Center in New York has won a prestigious award by popular vote for an exhibition on ancient Greece. The center was the recipient of the Global Fine Art Awards (GFAA)'s 2017 Youniversal Award for A World of Emotions: Ancient...

Onassis Cultural Center’s ‘A World of Emotions’ Exhibit Provides a Glimpse into Ancient Greece

The Onassis Cultural Center located in New York is recreating Ancient Greece for the public with its exhibit called A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC – 200 AD. The exhibit is on display until June 24, 2017 with...

Scientists Recreate Night Sky in Ancient Greece, Find Poem Inspiration

Scientists from the University of Texas at Arlington have recreated the night sky in Ancient Greece and believe they discovered the inspiration behind a Sappho poem. The experiment is described in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. The scientists used...

National Gallery of Art Showcases Rare Bronze Hellenistic Sculptures of Ancient Greece

An unprecedented exhibition of rare bronze sculptures from the Hellenistic period is making its farewell appearance, after stops in Florence and Los Angeles, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The exhibition features some 50 life-size bronze figures...

Chris Pratt, Actor and Ancient Greece Painter

Chris Pratt is apparently an Ancient Greek scene painter, among other things. The professional actor, who stars in Jurassic World, the third highest worldwide grossing of all time, drew a painting that is hanging on the wall of a friend's Greek restaurant, Omega...