The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the Parthenon?

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

E ver since the early 19th century, when Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, sawed off and crowbarred many of the carvings ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

A meal at this Greek restaurant is uneven, but it’s a solid option for escaping the overrun tourist spots in Union Square.

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the middle of the fifth century B.C., with worshippers gathered in its towering central sanctuary paying tribute to a 40-foot ...

Sir St. Fry is a distinguished British actor, writer, director and a known philhellene and supporter of the return of the ...

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As February begins to settle in, Marshall students start to settle in with a new favorite book. The Parthenon interviewed ...

This identity is reinforced with the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the one found in Athens. Although Nashville's Parthenon was only meant to be temporary – it was built for the Tennessee ...