Negotiations for Parthenon Sculptures See Progress, But Key Hurdles Remain According to an article just published in the ...

In the dark of May 30, 1941, under Nazi occupation, two young Greeks, Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas, scaled the Acropolis to strike a blow against tyranny. With only a knife and unyielding resolve, ...

Today, visitors flock to Athens to see its ancient monuments. The most famous is the Acropolis, which rises above the city and is home to the Parthenon, Erechtheion, and other important ruins. Tickets ...

Walking along the Panathenaic Way we will discuss the Panathenaic Festival, a celebration in honor of Athena in which Athenian maidens would carry a robe to the goddess and place it on her cult statue ...

In 1989, the Greek Ministry of Culture listed it as a landmark. In contrast with the Caryatids of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis, the two female statues on the balcony of Karakatsanis’ house have ...

A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...