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 ...

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.

Hurwit: In 431 B.C., just a year after the Parthenon was completed, its last pedimental sculptures put in place, the Peloponnesian War began—a tremendous conflict pitting Athens and its allies ...

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

So much for the Parthenon sculptures at Athens, London and Paris ... of the London “Theseus,” and that statue is the only complete pedimental fgure with a head on its shoulders.

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 ...

After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' negotiations over a return. https://p.dw ...

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 ...