Archaeology

The Parthenon’s Paint Job

Mantle (left) in natural light; Mantle (right) with Egyptian blue highlighted(Giovanni Verri, © Trustees of the British Museum) Evidence that many sculptures from ...
Greek Reporter

The History of Athens From Pericles to Antetokounmpo

Athens is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It has been a place of human settlement for at least ...
Greek City Times

British Museum to Maintain Public Display of Parthenon Sculptures Amid Major Renovation

The British Museum has announced that the Parthenon Sculptures will remain on public view throughout its extensive £1 billion refurbishment project, according to reports from The Telegraph. This ...
Greek Reporter

The First Known Photo of Tourists at the Athens Acropolis

A group of tourists pose at the Parthenon circa 1860. Credit: Public Domain. This is thought to be one of the earliest known photographs capturing a group of tourists at the Acropolis of Athens, taken ...
Archaeology

The Parthenon by Any Other Name?

The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is one of the best-known buildings of the ancient world. Yet, despite its renown, it turns out that for more than 2,000 years, we may have been calling the ...