Background Built as a temple for the goddess Athena, the Parthenon was constructed during the Classical Period (circa 490-323 bce), which began upon the defeat of the reigning Persian Empire.

The Parthenon's Many Lives The 2,500-year-old Parthenon is among the most recognizable embodiments of Greece's golden age, hailed worldwide as a symbol of wealth, culture, and intellect. The ...

Although the Panathenaic frieze is attributed to Phidias, it is thought that he oversaw a group of sculptors, although disagreement about actual dates of execution differ: For example, Ian Jenkins in ...

You can now get a sense of the awe-inspiring Parthenon in all its former glory thanks to a multiyear endeavor merging history and 3D computer modeling. University of Oxford archeologist Juan de ...

In 1801 a British nobleman stripped the Parthenon of many of its sculptures and took them to England. Controversy over their acquisition by the British Museum continues to this day. Was it ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that ...

Sculptor Alan LeQuire's "Monumental Figures" exhibit at The Parthenon in Nashville honors 22 influential women. The exhibit features busts of the honorees surrounding LeQuire's 42-foot Athena statue.

As would be expected, the opening of the New Acropolis Museum has re-ignited the debate about the return of the Parthenon’s so-called Elgin Marbles to Athens. At the opening on June 21 of the museum ...