The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B.C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art. Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

The history of Modern Greek at Harvard University begins in 1828, just a few years after the start of the Greek War of ...