Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

In the following interview, he also dispels some long-held notions about ancient Greece's most legendary ... And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, made of gold and ivory ...

When was Ancient ... 1100BC, Greece entered a Dark Age. It is called a dark age because nobody knows much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared. The Parthenon temple ...

Evan Hadingham Inside the Parthenon, members of the Acropolis Restoration take delivery of the architrave stone. They are surrounded by repaired components incorporating new and ancient marble pieces.

The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis hill, this temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness ...

More than 2,400 years after its construction, the Parthenon—the sanctuary to the goddess Athena—still dominates ... which will showcase more than 4,000 ancient statues, friezes and artifacts ...

Greece has some strict laws in protecting its ancient sites, and they won't let anything get in their way, not even footwear.

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After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ... of the head of a horse that was pulling Athena's chariot in the frieze.

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one ... the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.