To a young nation still finding its cultural identity, the civic and political virtues associated with Greek architecture became a way to embody ideals of classical democracy in America. Beginning in ...

Because most of the elite had the benefit of a classical education, they naturally turned to ancient Greece and Rome for inspiration. Greece was the home of democracy, and Greco-Roman architecture was ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Gothic Revival came into popularity at a time when Greek ...

Greek Orthodoxy arrives in America -- Americanization and the immigrant church in the 1920s -- Greek Orthodoxy versus Protestant Congregationalism -- The Greek Orthodox Church in between Greece and ...