 | Field Museum’s current exhibition is housed in a monumental, landmark building that resembles a temple from ancient Greece. The venerable Chicago treasure house showcases rare artifacts culled from 21 Greek museums in The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great, an exhibition running through April 10, 2016. |  |
 | "Take an extraordinary journey through more than 5,000 years of Greek culture, from the Neolithic era to the age of Alexander the Great. Featuring over 500 exquisite artifacts — many that have never been exhibited outside Greece — from 21 Greek museums, this is the most comprehensive exhibition on Ancient Greece to tour North America in a generation." Many of the 500-plus priceless objects have never been displayed outside of Greece. |   |
 |  Alexander, at left, charges Darius III, Shahanshah (“King of Kings”) of Persia at right, who is fleeing. |  |
 | The Mask of Agamemnon was discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. The funeral mask, crafted in gold, and was found over the face of a body located in a burial shaft. Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of Agamemnon, but the mask is from 1550–1500 BC, earlier than the life of Agamemnon. |
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