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Left: Glass paste mosaic clypeus showing a frontal portrait bust of Maria Simplicia Rustica, surrounded by concentric borders of coloured tesserae, around 350 AD. Right: Glass paste mosaic clypeus showing a frontal portrait bust of Flavius Iulius Iulianus, surrounded by concentric borders of coloured tesserae, about 350 AD.

Ciriaca’s Mosaics

September 3, 2026 ArchaeologyByzantine ArtEarly Christian ArtTeaching Resources
Left: Japanese lacquer inrō decorated with blooming chrysanthemums and asters in gold and coloured lacquer, Edo period, 18th–19th century. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Right: Japanese lacquer inrō featuring chrysanthemums and asters in delicate gold lacquer against a dark background, Edo period, 18th–19th century. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Autumn in the Palm of Your Hand: Asters, Chrysanthemums and Two Japane...

August 31, 2026 Japanese ArtTeaching Resources
Hercules at the Crossroads Bulletin Board Display.

Hercules at the Crossroads

October 25, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou MythologyTeaching Resources

Hercules at the Crossroads, attributed to Prodicus and transmitted by Xenophon, depicts young Hercules choosing Virtue over Vice, a timeless moral journey of choice and character.

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Aigai, The Royal Burial Cluster of Philip II, guiding my students.

Back to Aigai

October 24, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Ancient Greek ArtTeaching Resources

Aigai, ancient capital of Macedonia, reveals royal tombs, painted hunts, and mythic scenes—where students encounter history, art, and mythology in a landscape of enduring archaeological wonder.

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Dionysus and Ariadne floor mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.

Dionysus and Ariadne

October 22, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Ancient Greek ArtMythologyTeaching Resources

A Grade 6 Student Activity exploring the myth of Ariadne, where students research five artworks and creatively present her journey through love, betrayal, and myth across painting and sculpture.

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Excavation Records - American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Archaeological Excavation Records

October 21, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Ancient Greek ArtTeaching Resources

The carefully handwritten excavation records from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, especially those from Corinth, preserve archaeology as both scholarship and quiet artistry—precise, tactile, and deeply human documentation of discovery.

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Grade 7 Bulletin Board Presentation inspired by the François Vase.

Inspired by the François Vase

October 12, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Ancient Greek ArtTeaching Resources

Bulletin Board Presentation - Grade 7 Inspired by the François Vase is a Grade 7 Activity my students enjoy doing! François Vase is exhibited at the National Museum of Archaeology in Florence. It is "a large black-figure krater, a large vase ...

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Student work inspired by Jamestown Settlement in the Americas.

Jamestown Settlement

October 10, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou American ArtTeaching Resources

Student RWAP Artwork The New World is an interesting Movie to start our American Art Journey in an entertaining, yet educational, way! "This cinematic masterpiece illustrates the adventures of explorer John Smith as he establishes the Jamestown Settl ...

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Kindergarten Art inspired by the Ancient Greek Myth of Ouranos and Gaia.

The Myth of Ouranos and Gaia

October 9, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou MythologyTeaching Resources

Kindergarten Art inspired by the Myth of Ouranos and Gaia My Kindergarten Mythology Class started with the Myth of Ouranos and Gaia. Created thousands of years ago, Greek Myths tell us epic stories, adventures of demigods, heroes, and mon ...

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Student Work inspired by Prehistory Pottery in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.

Prehistoric Pottery of Thessaloniki

October 8, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Ancient Greek ArtPrehistoric ArtTeaching Resources

Student Work in the RWAP Sketchbook My Grade 6 Host Country Studies Class is on the History, Art and Culture of the city we live in, Thessaloniki, and our first RWAP (Research-Writing-Art-Project) is on the Prehistoric Pottery of Thessaloniki. Arch ...

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Grade 1 Bulletin Board for the1st Day of School.

1st Day of the School Year

September 10, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Teaching Resources

A joyful first day sets the tone—through creative activities, collaboration, and shared expectations, young students turn introductions into meaningful connections, building a vibrant classroom community from the very start.

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A painting by Vincenzo Foppa showing young Cicero reading.

Renaissance Student Revisited

August 31, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou Renaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Inspired by Renaissance depictions of Cicero, this activity invites students to explore reading, creativity, and self-expression through writing, posing, and art-based learning.

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