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The Oxford archaeologist speaks to Greek Reporter about his work on the Parthenon's digital reconstruction, its secrets and ancient Greece.
Stock image showing the Parthenon temple in the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The ancient temple was built in the mid-5th century B.C. and dedicated to the goddess Athena. iStock ...
Gods, heroes and long-dead mortals stepped off their plinths into the evening sky of Athens on Saturday during the lavish launch of the new Acropolis Museum, a decades-old dream that ...
ATHENS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.
The UK is working on a new arrangement with Greece through which the Parthenon Sculptures could be seen both in London and in Athens, British Museum chair George Osborne said on Thursday ...
A section of the Parthenon marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum. Greece wants the sculptures returned to Athens. Facundo Arrizabalaga/European Pressphoto Agency ...
The Parthenon was created between 447 and 432 B.C.E. in Athens, however, it was put under ownership during the Ottoman Empire’s occupation of Greece in the 15th century.
It is a steep climb up to the entrance of the Acropolis, which dates to 438 B.C. and embraces the Parthenon and other temples to the Greek gods.
The Greek government says they were stolen and wants them returned for display in the Acropolis Museum that opened in 2009. Italy's fragment has been loaned to Athens in the past, but for short ...