Ancient Origins

Parthenon Marble Fragment Discovered in Elgin's Mentor Shipwreck

A recent underwater archaeological expedition off the coast of the Greek island of Kythera has yielded the discovery of a small marble decorative fragment. Interest in this piece of stone has been ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Step Into a Painstakingly Recreated 3D Model of the Parthenon, Now Restored to Its Ancient Glory

By combining archaeology and technology, a researcher has shed light on a longstanding architectural mystery: how the ancient Greeks experienced the inside of the Parthenon, the Athenian Acropolis’ ...
Greek Reporter

Parthenon Sculpture Fragment Found in Elgin’s “Mentor” Wreck

For the first time in over two centuries, a fragment of sculptural decoration from the Parthenon has been recovered from the ...
Marin Independent Journal

Greece’s famed Parthenon free of scaffolding for first time in decades

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...
Artnet

Amid Mounting Public Pressure, Greece and the U.K. Have Agreed to a New Round of Talks About a Possible Return of the Parthenon Marbles

Greece may be one step closer to getting the Parthenon marbles back from the United Kingdom, as a new round of formal talks are set to begin on the prized artifacts taken by Lord Elgin in 1805.
Yahoo

The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here's a look at its restoration

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn't last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks ...
New York Post

The secret history of the Parthenon

For the past 230 years or so, the story that was sculpted into the frieze of the Parthenon, the most influential building in the western world, has seemed fairly straight-forward, depicting a civic ...
Artnet

5 Surprising Facts About the Parthenon Marbles (Including the Existence of a Near-Perfect Replica in Nashville)

It’s hard not to be awestruck standing in front of the Parthenon marbles. The collection of sculptures adorned the famous archeological site, which was originally built as a temple to Athena in ...
PBS

The Parthenon's Many Lives

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...
Neos Kosmos

Greek-Australian Parthenon Marbles advocate Emanuel Comino inspires Year 12 students

Long-time advocate for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, Emanuel Comino, visited Oakleigh Grammar this week, inspiring ...
WKRN-TV

‘Athens of the South’: How the Parthenon became an iconic part of Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just to the west of downtown Nashville is one of the city’s premier parks, with over 100 acres of grassy lawns and a large pond. However, before it was known as Centennial ...