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

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were ... resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district ...

Pericles called Athens "the school of Hellas," an education ... to confirm their military predominance over the rest of Greece. Q: The statue must have been astounding. Tell us a little more ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created ... of color were found is the "Peplos Kore," currently in Athens' Acropolis Museum. It was discovered during large ...

The colossal gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena ... were usually only issued in an emergency. Athens, in Attica (a province of central Greece) is the most famous of all ancient Greek ...