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2 days ago · Phidias (sculptor) The Parthenon ( / ˈpɑːrθəˌnɒn, - nən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized : Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized : Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6] [7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC.
- Parthenon
Architect and Confederate veteran William Crawford Smith,...
- Athena Parthenos
The Varvakeion Athena reflects the type of the restored...
- Temple of Athena (Disambiguation)
The Temple of Athena is the Parthenon on the Athenian...
- Pentelic Marble
Mount Pentelicus or Pentelikon (Greek: Πεντέλη, Πεντελικόν...
- Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum (Greek: Μουσείο Ακρόπολης, Mouseio...
- Parthenon
May 16, 2024 · Athens, historic city and capital of Greece. Many of Classical civilization’s intellectual and artistic ideas originated there, and the city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Western civilization. Athens. Athens lies 5 miles (8 km) from the Bay of Phaleron, an inlet of the Aegean (Aigaíon) Sea where Piraeus (Piraiévs), the ...
2 days ago · Pericles (/ ˈ p ɛr ɪ k l iː z /, Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens".
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1 day ago · Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities of deities ...
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6 days ago · Ancient Athens was invaded and sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the destruction by the Visigoths in 396 AD. The glory of Athens and its prominent position among the city-states of Ancient Greece was envied by many, even by other Greeks. Especially in the 5th century BC when the city was at the ...
May 8, 2024 · Plato (c. 428 – 348 BC) A student of Socrates, Plato founded the Academy in Athens, one of the earliest known organized schools in the Western world. His dialogues, which cover a wide array of subjects from philosophy to political theory, are studied to this day. "The Republic," his best-known work, details his vision of a just society and ...
May 8, 2024 · NPR - The Peloponnesian War (May 08, 2024) Peloponnesian War, (431–404 bce ), war fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head of alliances that, between them, included nearly every Greek city-state. The fighting engulfed virtually the entire Greek world, and it was properly regarded ...
