With rolling hills, calm azure waters and some of Greece ’s most fascinating ancient history, it has all the benefits of its ...

Some modern scholars believe these to be forgeries written later in antiquity, designed to give the otherwise shadowy figure ...

The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic ...

Athens is, or at least should be, better known for the impressive temples and other archaeological sites that are all around ...

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For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis. The Odeon of ...

Standing high on the hillside, the sun shining on my face as I looked down on the picture-perfect port city of Salerno, I had ...

Explore the ancient beauty of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, through stunning drone footage. Soar over the majestic Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the sprawling ruins that tell the story ...

Along with the remains of the Temple of Athena Lindia, other ruins date back to the Byzantine period and include the medieval Castle of the Knights of St John.

But when the temple was constructed between 447 and 438 B.C.E., designed in part by the legendary architect Phidias, it hosted a 40-foot-tall, gilded statue of Athena.

This finding that the Parthenon was a “dark and dim” space arrived through a 3D model Lara built which included simulations of the temple’s natural and artificial light. For starters, the ...