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Greek Independence Day, 2000 (25 March), the traditional date of the revolt against Turkish rule in 1821 - a day of festivities when children dress in national costume. Lunch at Levithi in Arcadia |
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Site of the Classical town of Mantinea against the backdrop of the snow-covered Arcadian mountains. In this setting, it is no surprise that the town acquired the Homeric epithet of 'Pleasant Mantinea' |
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A panel from the Parthenon Frieze showing the Gods Poseidon, Apollo and Artemis. Most of the original marble reliefs were removed from Athens by Lord Elgin in 1802 and sold to the British Museum |
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Gold death-mask, from shaft graves at Mycenae (ca 1550 BC), said to be that of Agamemnon who led the Greeks against Troy. Now in National Archaeological Museum Athens; our photo from 1986 |
