Summer Reading Recap: Greece

For those of you returning to school this September, today we’re bringing you up to speed on ancient Greece. Make sure you’re the first one to raise your hand this year when the teacher says, “Where is the birthplace of Western philosophy?”

For a look at how ancient Greek culture influences our present and future, check out our blog posts:

• Ancient Graffiti: From Pompeii to Smyrna
• The Ancient Roots of Modern Hygiene Part 1 and 2
• Buildings of the Future With Foundations in the Ancient Past
• A Brief History of the Timeless Dilemma of Censorship and America’s Response
• Celebrating National Coffee Day: A Jittery Goat, Political Plots, Slave Labor, Grounds for Divorce—The Coffee Bean Brews Up a Tumultuous World History
• Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
• Echoes of History: The Incredible Sound Effects of Malta’s Hypogeum Hal Saflieni
• Gum Chewing: A 5,000 Year Old Habit
• The History in our Language: Idioms from Ancient Times, Part 1 and 2
• Hurricane Season 2013 BCE: Ancient Storms, Modern Predictions
• The Influence of Ancient War Monuments on Their Modern Equivalents Part I: Ancient Rome
• The Knossos Dolphin: Create Your Own Piece of Art Inspired by Antiquity with Dan Fenelon
• Maps, Part I, 2, and 3: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future
• Nanotechnology and the Ancient Romans: A Breakthrough 1,600 Years in the Making
• It’s National Poetry Month! Ancient Poetry and the Created Self: From Early Epics to Afghan Women’s Landays
• Nature, Ecotherapy and a Peek into the Past Through National Parks
• Part 1, Tricks of the Trade: From Ancient Symbols to a $70 Billion Brand (That’s You, Coca-Cola!)
• It’s the Power of Love: St. Valentine and the Romantic Brain
• In Praise of Teachers—4,000 Years of Preparing the Next Generation
• A Primer on Democracy: Where to Learn More
• Remembering the 75th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz: The Ancient Voice of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
• Suffering the Flu? Be Happy It Isn’t the Plague!
• Why We Love to Be Scared: Dopamine, Genes and a 2,000 Year Old Horror Story
• Yakety-Yak, How We Do Talk Back: The Hydraulic Telegraph of Aeneas – Long-distance Communication of Antiquity

For an overview of ancient Greece, also visit our partner Ancient History Encyclopedia’s site:

• Ancient Greece
• Hellenic World

Visit our Education Topic Matrix to learn even more about the ancient Roman Empire! We have curricula, recipes, arts and crafts and more. We’re also accepting submissions of content, so contact us with your ideas and contributions.