While researching the history of door knockers I came across a dark and interesting story of the door knocker that traces its lineage (from what I can find) all the way back to ancient Greece. Greeks were a bit prickly about unannounced visits to their dwellings, and it was considered a breach of etiquette to enter someone else’s home without warning. ( Honestly… same. lol)…’Sophisticated’ (aka: wealthy) Athenians preferred the use of door knockers in the form of…