Among them was South Metope IV, depicting a dramatic confrontation between a Centaur and a Lapith, that has been split apart for centuries. When the Parthenon was completed in 432 B.C.E., it ...

the corner columns of the building are slightly thicker than the other columns of the building. All of these refinements are combined masterfully. "If the Parthenon is the ultimate expression ...

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 ...

Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens, and a few years later put them on public show in London. For most western Europeans it was the ...