THIS IS SPARTA? Warriors in red cloaks battling against the odds at Thermopylae is the image usually associated with Sparta. But a richer and more contentious tale lies in the ancient city's stones.

• Authors : Lloyd, James¹

Subjects: *HISTORY; *ANCIENT cities & towns; *BATTLE of Thermopylae, Greece, 480 B.C.LEONIDAS, King of Sparta, d. 480 B.C.

• Source: History Today. Jun2020, Vol. 70 Issue 6, p50-61. 12p.

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THE PARTHENON BY ANY OTHER NAME?

• Authors : URBANUS, JASON

Subjects: *TEMPLES; *INSCRIPTIONS; *ARCHAEOLOGICAL researchPARTHENON (Athens, Greece)

• Source: Archaeology. May/Jun2020, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p9-10. 2p. 2 Color Photographs.

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Travels Through History : Nine Greek Islands

• Authors : Worker, Julian

Subjects: Islands--Greece--Description and travel; Islands--Greece--GuidebooksTRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues; HISTORY / Europe / Greece; TRAVEL / Europe / Greece

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Athens, Etruria, and the Many Lives of Greek Figured Pottery

• Authors : Bundrick, Sheramy D.

Subjects: Pottery, Greek--Italy--Etruria; Vases, Greek--Greece--Athens; Vases, Greek--Italy--EtruriaART / General; ART / History / Ancient & Classical; ART / Ceramics

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THEBES: THE FORGOTTEN CITY.

• Authors : Cartledge, Paul

Subjects: *ANCIENT cities & towns; GREECE; PERSIAN Wars, 500-449 B.C.THEBES (Egypt : Extinct city)HERODOTUS, ca. 484 B.C.-425 B.C.; XENOPHON, ca. 430-354 B.C.; POLYBIUS, ca. 200 B.C.-ca. 118 B.C.

• Source: History Today. Jun2020, Vol. 70 Issue 6, p62-63. 2p.

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Strengthening Young Bodies, Building the Nation : A Social History of Child Health and Welfare in Greece (1890-1940)

• Authors : Theodōrou, Vasilikē; Karakatsani, Despina

Subjects: Child health services--Greece--History; Children--Health and hygiene--Greece--History; Social medicine--Greece--HistoryHISTORY / Europe / Greece; HISTORY / Social History

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The Historical Greek Village

• Authors : Erickson, Brice L.

Subjects: Architecture, Ancient--Greece--Lerni; Pottery, Ancient--Greece--Lerni; Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--LerniSOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology; HISTORY / Ancient / Greece

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Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World : Law and Economics Perspectives

• Authors : SILVER, MORRIS

Subjects: Women--Greece--Economic conditions; Marriage--Economic aspects--Greece--History; Women--Greece--Social conditionsHISTORY / Ancient / General; HISTORY / Ancient / Greece

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FIELD OF TOMBS.

• Authors : LOBELL, JARRETT A.

Subjects: *GOLD jewelryPALACE of Nestor (Pylos, Greece)

• Source: Archaeology. Mar/Apr2020, Vol. 73 Issue 2, p18-18. 1p. 4 Color Photographs.

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Ayia Sotira : A Mycenaean Chamber Tomb Cemetery in the Nemea Valley, Greece

• Authors : Smith, R. Angus K.; Dabney, Mary K.; Pappi, Evangelia

Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Nemea Region; Civilization, Mycenaean; Cemeteries--Greece--Nemea RegionHISTORY / Ancient / General; HISTORY / Ancient / Greece; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology

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