The Parthenon is a gem of ancient Greek architecture for its perfect appearance, but its perfection results from optical ...

A mysterious example of ancient Greek graffiti may reveal the existence of a lost temple at the iconic Acropolis of Athens, a pair of researchers have proposed in a study. The Acropolis—an ...

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to the texts of our history books—and the subtexts of our imaginations—that it is one of those ...

Rising to a height of between 60 and 70 meters above the city, the rocky flat-topped hill of the Acropolis is 300 meters ... to the glory of democratic Athens and its empire.

Unusually heavy snowfall has blanketed parts of Greece, including the ancient monuments of the Acropolis of Athens. Temperatures as low as -19C (-2.2F) have been recorded in the north-western city ...

Among the Kore statues displayed at the Acropolis Museum one in particular stands out for its beauty: Kore number 670.

Holly D. Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district just below the ancient site itself – houses various archaeological findings ...

Educational documentary by Robiros Manthoulis Fotis Mestheneou and Iraklis Papadakis shot under the archaeological guidance of Yiannis Miliadis Director of the Acropolis Museum who is also the ...