A centaur head and two more marble fragments taken from the Parthenon in the 17th century are among the most popular exhibits ...

This little olivewood statue eventually inhabited the Erechtheum, the classical temple of Athena Polias across from the Parthenon. But the most glorious image of Athena, the one that expressed the ...

Detail from the western frieze of the Parthenon ... caryatids (female sculptures) from the nearby portico of the Erechtheion, and four fragments from the frieze of the temple to Athena Nike.

Architectural evidence and historic record, including reference to the Parthenon's 40-foot-high, gold-and-ivory statue of Athena, essentially confirm the building's original function as a temple.

The Acropolis is a massive archaeological site brimming with the artistic monuments and wonders of ancient Greece. Here are ...

After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' ...

The sculptures were of course made at a very particular time and with a very particular purpose. The Parthenon was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos, meaning Athena the Virgin.

So what makes the Parthenon sculptures different from the bronzes ... a humanist and democratic ethos from classical Athens, the temple matters greatly. In this sense, the marbles aren’t ...

Built between 447 BC and 432 BC, this ancient Greek temple was dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of Athens. While the original statue of Athena Parthenos has been lost, the Parthenon remains ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British ...

the head of a statue of Alexander the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers said the Acropolis Museum was one of the best museums they'd ever visited ...

The sculptures were of course made at a very particular time and with a very particular purpose. The Parthenon was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos, meaning Athena the Virgin.