Lasting for up to three years, and taking in Switzerland, Paris, and Rome, the high point of this secular pilgrimage for most travelers was Greece. On arriving in Athens, the first sight these ...
A centaur head and two more marble fragments taken from the Parthenon in the 17th century are among the most popular exhibits ...
The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles' greatest ... which caused great resentment among many of Athens' allies, who were to be the ...
The Parthenon (Ancient Greek: ) is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their protector. Its construction began ...
After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' ...
The reunification of the Parthenon Marbles took center stage at a conference hosted by the Greek community of the London ...
Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district ... the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers ...
Aquamarine waters, delicious cuisine, white-sand beaches and a rich history: Greece has long been a dream holiday destination ...
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in ...