Walk around Washington, D.C., and you will see the influence of the ancient Greeks everywhere—from the Lincoln Memorial, modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, to the bare-chested, toga-wearing statue of George Washington in the National Museum of American History, which was inspired by Phidias’s colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world). This June, The Greeks—Agamemnon to Alexander the Great opens at the National Geographic Museum in D.C. Showcasing more than 500 artifacts from 22 Greek museums and spanning 5,000 years of history, this traveling exhibit offers visitors an exceptional view of […]
