Ancient Greeks

Famous quotes containing the words ancient and/or greeks:

    “Still green with bays each ancient altar stands
    Above the reach of sacrilegious hands,”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “The Greeks have snatched up their spears.
    They have pointed the helms of their ships
    Toward the bulwarks of Troy.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)