Only a year after the Parthenon was finished, Athens went up against Sparta in ... The Acropolis is the most complete ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens ... eight years to complete the temple ...

But the miracle was short-lived. Only seven years after the construction of the Parthenon was completed, war broke out with Sparta. Within a generation, Athens suffered a humiliating defeat and a ...

The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles ... billion in today's money - the building was completed in less than 15 years, despite attempts ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young ... Mehmed II, had turned the Parthenon itself into a mosque, complete with a minaret. Detail from the western frieze of the Parthenon.

No visit to Athens is complete without exploring the Acropolis ... Wander through history as you visit the Parthenon, Erechtheion, and Temple of Athena Nike. Arrive early or late in the afternoon ...

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 ...

Still, the city is also known as the "Athens of the South" thanks to the numerous higher education institutions established there. This identity is reinforced with the Parthenon, a full-scale ...

The chairman and founder of the International Organising Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles in ... to the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Mr Comino has spent the last 42 ...

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