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 ...

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 ...

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] United Kingdom officials have indicated the cultural ...

Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC). Marble; from the Parthenon, Athens Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. This volume offers an overview of the Parthenon from antiquity to the modern era.

A former adviser to the Greek government has told the BBC that a deal that could see the Parthenon Sculptures - also known as the Elgin Marbles - returned to Greece is "close." The Greek Prime ...

The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship". The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was ...