The Parthenon remained a temple for a millennium before Greece fell to the Christian Byzantines, who promptly enacted a series of decrees outlawing pagan worship. The Byzantines converted the ...
Britain's Attorney General said Britain could reclaim the Ionian Islands from Greece if Athens wants the return of the ...
As the prime ministers of Britain and Greece meet in London on Tuesday for an agenda expected to include the Parthenon Marbles, talks with the British Museum are said to be closer than ever to an ...
In the following interview, he also dispels some long-held notions about ancient Greece's most legendary building. NOVA: What is the Parthenon's legacy for western civilization? Jeffrey Hurwit ...
“The Parthenon means so much to so many people, both in Greece and in the rest of the world,” he says. “I don’t see it as my task to dictate what others should believe, but rather to offer ...
LONDON — Britain isn’t losing its marbles — yet. The U.K.’s new government insists there’ll be no change in position on the ownership of the Parthenon sculptures this week as Greece’s prime ...