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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Fusus
The spindle, was always, when in use, accompanied by the distaff, as an indispensable part of the same apparatus. The wool, flax, or other material, haing been prepared for spinning, was rolled into a ball, which was however,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Galea
A helmet; a casque. The helmet was originally made of skin or leather, whence is supposed to have arisen its appellation, meaning properly a helmet of dog-skin, but applied to caps or helmets made of the hide of other animals, and even...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hurling the Javelin
The Olympic games were of greater efficacy than the Amphictyonic Council in promoting the spirit of union among the various branches of the Greek race, and in keeping alive a feeling of their common origin. They were open to all persons...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Laterna
In later Greek, a lantern. Two bronze lanterns, constructed with nicety and skill, have been found in the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. One of them is represented in the annexed woodcut. Its form is cylindrical. Within is a bronze...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Libra
A balance, a pair of scales. The principal parts of this instrument were: 1. The beam. 2. The two scales, called in Latin lances. The beam was made without a tongue, being held by a ring or other appendage, fixed in the centre. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mitra
An eastern head-dress, sometimes spoken of as a characteristic of the Phrygians. It was also the name of the head-band or head-dress worn by Greek women, which was made of close materials. It must be distinguished from the reticulum,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nebris
A Nebris is a fawn's skin, worn originally by hunters and others, as an appropriate part of their dress, and afterwards attributed to Bacchus, and consequently assumed by his votaries in the processions and ceremonies which they observed...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Patera
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...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Peplus
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....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: The Mound at Marathon
Near the southern extremity of the plain of Marathon rises a conical mound, 30 feet high. it covers the remains of the 192 Greeks who fell in the battle. Excavations undertaken in 1890-1891 disclosed ashes, human bones and fragments of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Euripides
The next evolution is presented in Euripides. He is less ideal than his predeccesor, but truer to nature. His drama is more of a reality. He takes his stand in the midst of human life as it is. His language is the language of the people....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Alcibiades
The first noted public appearance of [Alcibiades] was on the occasion of the coming of the Lacedaemonian ambassadors requesting the surrender of Pylus. He at first violently opposed the petition, and even went so far as to urge the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Aries
The battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron, which resembled in its...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Battering Ram
The battering ram was a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, and having a mass of bronze or iron fastened to one end, and resembling a ram's head. This shape, as well as its name, was given to the engine in question, on account of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mensa
The simplest kind of table was a round one with three legs. It is shown in the drinking scene painted on the wall of a wine shop at Pompeii, and is represented in the annexed woodcut. Tables, however, must usually have had four legs. For...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: 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...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Plaustrum
A cart or wagon. It had commonly two wheels, but sometimes four, and it was then called the plaustrum majus. Besides the wheels and axle the plaustrum consisted of a strong pole (temo), to the hinder part of which was fastened a table of...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Olympics
A comprehensive learning module on the significance of the Olympics that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include the...
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Apollo / Solon
Online exhibition site includes video demonstration of gem-carving techniques, side-by-side comparison of intaglios and cameos, and examples of gemstones carved by ancient Greeks, some of which have been set into jewelry.
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Diomedes and the Palladion / Dioskourides
Online exhibition site includes video demonstration of gem-carving techniques, side-by-side comparison of intaglios and cameos, and examples of gemstones carved by ancient Greeks, some of which have been set into jewelry.
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Satyr / Hyllos
Online exhibition site includes video demonstration of gem-carving techniques, side-by-side comparison of intaglios and cameos, and examples of gemstones carved by ancient Greeks, some of which have been set into jewelry.
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Mark Antony / Gnaios
Online exhibition site includes video demonstration of gem-carving techniques, side-by-side comparison of intaglios and cameos, and examples of gemstones carved by ancient Greeks, some of which have been set into jewelry.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Artemis
Cartoon drawing of the Greek goddess of the hunt, Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Parthenon
The temple known as the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis of Athens between 447 and 438 B.CE. It is decorated with marble sculptures representing scenes from Athenian cult and mythology. View pictures and read descriptions in this...